New research shows most U.S. zoo giraffes are hybrids, raising concerns about their role in real-world giraffe conservation.

Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some ...

The Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) offers many opportunities for students to gain ...

Animal reproduction and breeding encompasses the full spectrum of natural, assisted and genetic processes that underpin the perpetuation, improvement and conservation of species across diverse taxa.

Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species, endorsing ...

When large and warty cane toads were first brought to Australia nearly 100 years ago, they had a simple mission: to gobble up beetles and other pests in the sugarcane fields. Today, though, the toads ...

Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild. By Emily Anthes Every spring, more than 200,000 ...

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...