The world’s biggest single-building pig farm has opened in Hubei province, but critics say it will increase the risk of larger animal disease outbreaks

Health and animal welfare campaigners concerned about the spread of superbugs in humans are calling for a ban on the overuse of antibiotics in farm animals. They say routinely using antibiotics in livestock can lead to bacteria becoming resistant and such 'superbugs' could spread to humans.

A study conducted in Colorado's East River found that a beaver dam improved the surrounding area's water quality during times of drought

As Antarctica's emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act.

Bua Noi has spent decades in a cage in a decaying Bangkok shopping mall. Her owner says is she too old to be transferred to a sanctuary but activists disagree

Scientists have long warned that climate change and other threats will require relocating some endangered species outside their historic ranges. Now, U.S. officials are proposing rules that would enable them to use this new — and potentially controversial — conservation tool.

Video shows captive Madagascan primates using elongated finger to pick nose and eat the mucus

A fake smiling lioness, a hiding owl and even a galloping farting zebra are some of the shortlisted images for the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo awards. See more of the finalists here. 

Craig Woods was once a fitter-and-turner, but eight years ago he gave it away for a life of hard yakka under the open sky, setting up a chemical-free raspberry farm where he and wife Melissa grow most of their own food and run on solar power and tank water. He also brought home a brood of emu chicks. After a lifelong fascination with Australia's native ratite, Mr Woods wanted to raise the emus as outdoor pets.

In a Congolese national park, great apes of different species interact socially, with individuals clearly recognizing one another.

Report for Law Society says framework is essential for future interactions with the environment and biotechnology

Experts claim that deadly spillovers of disease between livestock and wildlife are increasing with the growth in intensive methods

This blog post is provided by Arjun Dheer and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Diurnal pastoralism does not reduce juvenile recruitment nor elevate allostatic load in spotted hyenas

Chiriquí harlequin frogs went extinct in 1996 due to a fungal disease that has driven the decline of 501 amphibian species

Columbia University reportedly paid a $2,000 fine to settle charges under the Animal Welfare Act connected to Oz’s research.

A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse.

Wild boars have a reputation for destruction, but farmer Friedrich Stapel told a news agency that he can't bear to chase away the piglet, which he's named Frieda. It'll winter with his mother cows.

Humans have concocted all sorts of equipment to help us overcome the intense water pressures of the ocean's depths.

BETSY, short for Bovine Expert Tracking And Surveillance, is an Alberta-developed app that uses facial recognition cameras on livestock. If the app detects strange behaviour, it will alert the user.

Remnants from an ancient fire pit in Syria suggest that hunter-gatherers were burning dung as fuel by the end of the Old Stone Age.