We often applaud animals for learning tricks. But until recently, we rarely acknowledged that significant intelligence ...

WASHINGTON — African elephants call each other and respond to individual names — something that few wild animals do, according to new research published Monday. The names are one part of elephants’ ...

Some years back, a Great Blue Heron dropped out of the sky and into our family’s garden. The bird did not move and it looked tired. When we cautiously entered the garden, it did not try to step away, ...

Wild Heart Ranch is a rehabilitation sanctuary that has been open since 1996 and works with every species of animal native to Oklahoma. The ultimate goal is to release all their animals back into the ...

A new NPR Investigation finds that the Wildlife Services department of the USDA is killing wild animals like wolves, coyotes and grizzly bears — even when they don't prey on livestock. Plenty of ...

For decades, biologists have studied how cities affect wildlife by altering food supplies, fragmenting habitats and polluting the environment. But a new global study argues that these physical factors ...

The decisions are in response to long-standing requests from several states and are aimed at strengthening protection for ...