Until now, contraception has been the method of choice for zoos to avoid surplus animals. Researchers are now calling for a paradigm shift: zoos could preserve their breeding populations, raise ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Dozens of rare animals including tigers, lions, and cheetahs are dying as bird flu ...

If you visit a zoo, you might be captivated by the animals you see—majestic lions, curious meerkats, soaring birds of prey. But this is not always the case. Some zoos don't always give us that ...

The Fort Wayne Zoo evacuated one of its many exhibits after an animal escaped from its enclosure.

Rachel Feltman: Who here grew up loving animals? Personally, I had a five-foot-long [one-and-a-half-meter-long] iguana who taught himself to use the cat’s litter box. That dude was the best. But, of ...

In recent decades, scientists and public health experts have increasingly examined how human interactions with wildlife and ecosystems can contribute to the emergence of infectious diseases. Two human ...

Whether you love big animals, wildlife or just taking your dog on a walk, North Texas has plenty of options to explore.

As people try to keep themselves cool in the heat wave, zookeepers at Scovill Zoo in Decatur are finding ways to keep their ...