
Western environmentalists oppose wolf delisting
Western environmental groups say they're alarmed that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a plan to end federal protections for gray ...

Chimps, gorillas, other apes being lost to trade
The multibillion-dollar trade in illegal wildlife — clandestine trafficking that has driven iconic creatures like the tiger to near-extinction — is ...

APNewsBreak: No pups born to Isle Royale wolves
The gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park in northern Michigan are increasingly threatened, scientists said Monday, with no pups spotted during the ...

Yellowstone bison hunt takes most since '89
Hunters killed more wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park this season than they have in decades, with the numbers driven by strong ...

New Yorkers boldly flout law to keep pigs
Pigs have long gotten a bad rap. The four-legged ungulates are considered so messy and stinky that they're synonymous with slovenliness: Eat too much ...

Op should reduce Texas tiger's arthritic pain
A vet hopes groundbreaking surgery has relieved the arthritic hip pain of a 13-year-old Siberian tiger at a Texas sanctuary. Tacoma is one of the 66 ...
Phoenix-bound dog ends up on flight to Ireland
An English Springer Spaniel named Hendrix ended up taking a serious detour on his way from New Jersey to Phoenix this week. He ended up in Ireland ...
Stranded melon-headed whale dies on Trinidad beach
A rarely sighted melon-headed whale has beached itself and died on the eastern coast of the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Forestry officials told ...

Tough winter forces owls south in hunt for food
It's been a tough winter for owls in parts of North America, and the evidence is turning up on roadsides, at bird feeders and at a wildlife ...

Vets save NYC dog who swallowed 111 pennies
A New York City dog has undergone emergency surgery to remove more than 100 pennies from his stomach. The New York Daily News reports (http://nydn.
Correction: Blackfeet Hunts-Musicians story
In a story March 5 about three Blackfeet tribal members who pleaded guilty to holding illegal big-game hunts for country musicians, The Associated ...

Calif. animal park reopens after fatal lion attack
A California animal sanctuary where an African lion killed a 24-year-old intern reopened to the public Sunday with the support of the victim's family.

Family: Death of woman in lion cage was accident
Relatives of a 24-year-old intern killed by a lion at a California animal park said Friday they believe the facility followed safety protocols and the ...

Calif regulators reject Navy offshore training
The California Coastal Commission on Friday rejected a Navy explosives and sonar training program off the Southern California coast that critics said ...

Fat cat in Texas now slims down, adopted by vet
An obese stray cat found wandering six months ago near Dallas has slimmed down to 34 pounds and been adopted by the veterinarian overseeing his care.

Zimbabwe rangers catch and put down 3 killer lions
Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe said Friday three lions that killed two people near a suburb in the northern resort town of Kariba have been caught and ...

A look at how meeting could affect world's species
Elephants, rhinos, sharks and manta rays are among the animals that could be getting more international protection at the triennial meeting of the ...

Lion killed intern as she was cleaning enclosure
Authorities said Thursday they believe a lion killed a 24-year-old volunteer at a Central California animal park after it escaped from a feeding cage ...

Conservation body rejects polar bear trade ban
A proposal by the United States to ban cross-border trade in polar bears and their parts was defeated Thursday at an international meeting of ...

Volunteer killed by lion at Calif. animal park
Authorities are trying to determine what provoked a lion at an exotic animal park in Central California to attack and maul to death a 24-year-old ...

Love of sport, not money, draws Iditarod mushers
No one who races sled dogs is going to get filthy rich any time soon, even if they win Alaska's 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The prize for ...
Zimbabwe resort town on full rogue lion alert
Wildlife rangers in Zimbabwe put the northern resort town of Kariba on full alert Wednesday after rogue lions mauled to death two people near a suburb ...

Ivory trade nations face threat of sanctions
Top conservation organizations warned Wednesday that the illegal ivory trade is hastening the decline of Africa's already endangered elephant ...

Online ivory trade threatens Africa's elephants
Conservationists say there's a new threat to the survival of Africa's endangered elephants that may be just as deadly as poachers' bullets: the ...