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Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks

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Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

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‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close
Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

‘We’ve got to do better’; Protesters criticize law enforcement’s response to alleged animal abuse

‘We’ve got to do better’; Protesters criticize law enforcement’s response to alleged animal abuse

Judge dismisses animal cruelty lawsuit against Maine Lobster Festival

Judge dismisses animal cruelty lawsuit against Maine Lobster Festival

'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding...' Meet the vegan stars advocating for animal rights

'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding...' Meet the vegan stars advocating for animal rights

Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

The UK government has said it will ban trail hunting, the rural sport that police and animal rights activists have long accused of being a “smokescreen” for illegal foxhunting.

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.

‘We’ve got to do better’; Protesters criticize law enforcement’s response to alleged animal abuse

Judge dismisses animal cruelty lawsuit against Maine Lobster Festival

'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding...' Meet the vegan stars advocating for animal rights

Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

Wildwood Trust to review keeping captive wolves after cull

Wildwood Trust to review keeping captive wolves after cull

Wolves put down by Kent charity after 'pack dynamics' break down

Wolves put down by Kent charity after 'pack dynamics' break down

Hampshire zoo capybara escape mirrors incident 30 years ago

Hampshire zoo capybara escape mirrors incident 30 years ago

Old fire hoses are a blast with Whipsnade Zoo's animals

Old fire hoses are a blast with Whipsnade Zoo's animals

Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

Cambodia unveils a statue of famous landmine-sniffing rat Magawa

The statue honours the late African giant pouched rat who sniffed out more than 100 landmines during his lifetime.

Wildwood Trust to review keeping captive wolves after cull

Wildwood Trust to review keeping captive wolves after cull

Wildwood Trust in Herne Bay, Kent was forced to put down its five-strong wolf pack after infighting.

Wolves put down by Kent charity after 'pack dynamics' break down

Hampshire zoo capybara escape mirrors incident 30 years ago

Old fire hoses are a blast with Whipsnade Zoo's animals

Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland

Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland

World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged

The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged

Rice’s whales existed before humans. Now Trump could make them extinct

Rice’s whales existed before humans. Now Trump could make them extinct

Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success

Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success

Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland

Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland

An oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of the Middle East’s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests, making it one of a number of spills posing a risk to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Gulf.

World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years ago.

The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged

Rice’s whales existed before humans. Now Trump could make them extinct

Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success

A new book finds parenting inspiration in the animal kingdom

A new book finds parenting inspiration in the animal kingdom

My sleepless night in a chimpanzee nest

My sleepless night in a chimpanzee nest

Platypuses are super weird. Here are 5 reasons why

Platypuses are super weird. Here are 5 reasons why

Hatchings of two California bald eagle chicks delight vast livestream audience

Hatchings of two California bald eagle chicks delight vast livestream audience

Gray whale dies days after swimming up Washington's Willapa River

Gray whale dies days after swimming up Washington's Willapa River

A new book finds parenting inspiration in the animal kingdom

A new book finds parenting inspiration in the animal kingdom

Looking to creatures from burying beetles to spotted hyenas, The Creatures’ Guide to Caring explores what it means to be a good parent.

My sleepless night in a chimpanzee nest

My sleepless night in a chimpanzee nest

Unraveling the mystery of human evolution, thirty-five feet in the air.

Platypuses are super weird. Here are 5 reasons why

Hatchings of two California bald eagle chicks delight vast livestream audience

Gray whale dies days after swimming up Washington's Willapa River

Stoke-on-Trent monkey in 'world first' gene research project

Stoke-on-Trent monkey in 'world first' gene research project

Cicadas use darkness cues from shadows to move toward trees

Cicadas use darkness cues from shadows to move toward trees

Male octopus has ‘sex arm’ that can mate in the dark

Male octopus has ‘sex arm’ that can mate in the dark

Fossil reveals that an early relative of spiders had claws

Fossil reveals that an early relative of spiders had claws

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

Stoke-on-Trent monkey in 'world first' gene research project

Stoke-on-Trent monkey in 'world first' gene research project

Mapping the DNA of Crinkle, a Barbary macaque at Trentham Monkey Forest, will fight wildlife crime.

Cicadas use darkness cues from shadows to move toward trees

Cicadas use darkness cues from shadows to move toward trees

When periodical cicadas surface after years underground, they don’t grope blindly for trees. They head for the shadows , researchers report March 20 in the American Naturalist .

Male octopus has ‘sex arm’ that can mate in the dark

Fossil reveals that an early relative of spiders had claws

How snakes defy gravity to stand tall

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

US 'God squad' waives environmental protections for oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico

US 'God squad' waives environmental protections for oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

A court case attempting to thwart animal activists from sharing covertly recorded acts of alleged animal cruelty has profound and grave consequences for press freedom, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom’s Peter Greste has warned.

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

The UK government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur imports, after the EU made these red lines in its discussions for a trade deal.

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying

US 'God squad' waives environmental protections for oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

Texas man charged after abandoning dog at Pittsburgh International Airport

Texas man charged after abandoning dog at Pittsburgh International Airport

New campaign encourages families to adopt large dogs in Toronto

New campaign encourages families to adopt large dogs in Toronto

Beagles Are Still Bred on Farms for Testing and Research, an Open Rescue Reveals

Beagles Are Still Bred on Farms for Testing and Research, an Open Rescue Reveals

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

As society becomes more dog friendly, what does it mean for those who don't see them as man's best friend?

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

Pet owners fear there is no viable alternative service after Great Western Exotics owner deems business unviable.

Texas man charged after abandoning dog at Pittsburgh International Airport

New campaign encourages families to adopt large dogs in Toronto

Beagles Are Still Bred on Farms for Testing and Research, an Open Rescue Reveals

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk

TB-Infected Cow in Michigan Discovered Beyond High-Risk Zone

TB-Infected Cow in Michigan Discovered Beyond High-Risk Zone

Beef prices continue to soar, but signs of coming relief are emerging

Beef prices continue to soar, but signs of coming relief are emerging

Do Trucker Log Loopholes Put Animals at Risk?

Do Trucker Log Loopholes Put Animals at Risk?

Donkey sanctuary closes to public due to £50k weather damage

Donkey sanctuary closes to public due to £50k weather damage

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk

Backyard chickens are also vulnerable to avian flu, and experts warn that spring migration can accelerate infections across these bird populations.

TB-Infected Cow in Michigan Discovered Beyond High-Risk Zone

TB-Infected Cow in Michigan Discovered Beyond High-Risk Zone

In Michigan, a cow infected with bovine tuberculosis (M. bovis) was discovered at a processing plant during routine testing in February by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Beef prices continue to soar, but signs of coming relief are emerging

Do Trucker Log Loopholes Put Animals at Risk?

Donkey sanctuary closes to public due to £50k weather damage