Illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest criminal activities in the world and some black markets are growing each year.

The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from the previous year, according to a ...

With no roads leading into the national park, the 6,000 square miles of Western Arctic wilderness receives about 100 visitors ...

The mascots were officially unveiled on Thursday, and the USA mascot, to the surprise of nobody, is a bald eagle ...

Animal Justice delivered a message about Sobeys’ caged hens—exposing how the grocery giant is deeply entrenched in the art of ...

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If you decide to have shark for dinner in the U.S., you might unknowingly consume an endangered species. A newly published study shows that the meat of endangered sharks is often mislabeled in grocery ...

This story is a collaboration between the Kyiv Independent and the Guardian’s Age of extinction and Ukraine in depth ...

BIG LAKE RANCH, British Columbia — Canada is a major player in the international reptile trade and may participate in the illegal wildlife trade of imperiled species, according to a new study ...