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Four litters boost critically endangered red wolf population
As many as 16 red wolf pups are said to be doing well in the wild of North Carolina, as the species looks to fight back once more from extinction.
Zurich Zoo faces calls to end its elephant breeding program immediately, following the death of another calf
The Swiss zoo has now suffered 11 elephant deaths in the past decade, with one mother losing all four of her calves.
US government rejects endangered species protection for long-tailed macaques for the second time
The US has twice refused to protect long-tailed macaques under the Endangered Species Act, despite the species being classified as endangered and losing up to 70 percent of its population.
New investigation into Florida elephant park raises doubts about animal welfare
Weeping Elephant Project has investigated concerns brought forward by employees at a Tampa park.
Habitat protection stripped from Endangered Species Act, opening wildlife homes to drilling and mining
Conservation groups filed legal challenges within hours after the Trump administration finalized a sweeping change to the Endangered Species Act.
Life-size elephant puppets sound the alarm over South Africa's proposed mass cull
A new short film featuring life-size elephant puppets makes the case against South Africa's plans to cull 1,600 elephants at Madikwe Nature Reserve, a decision campaigners say could still be prevented.
28 beluga whales are to be moved from a shuttered theme park in Canada to four US aquariums
Marineland Canada has faced criticism from campaigners over its poor animal welfare record, and for threatening to euthanize the whales, amid a two-year battle to relocate them.
Scientists create AI "mouse" to replace live animals in drug testing
Swiss scientists have developed a virtual "mouse" powered by artificial intelligence that can predict how nanoparticles behave in the body.
Portugal’s last circus elephant arrives at Europe’s first elephant sanctuary
Julie, who has been with the same circus since 1988, is now looking forward to life at Pangea's 405-hectare sanctuary in the Alentejo, Portugal.
Happy was the most famous elephant in America. Why did she die in a one-acre enclosure?
Happy's life, the landmark legal battle the Nonhuman Rights Project fought on her behalf, and what her death means for Patty - the last elephant still living at the Bronx Zoo.
Live elephants replaced with robots at Indian temples
Robotic elephants have been donated to temples around the country to counteract animal abuse.
London aquarium vows to move its penguin colony from the basement, after years of public pressure and campaigning
Sea Life London Aquarium also announced that it will permanently end its gentoo penguin breeding program.
Kittens tortured in NIH-funded University of Florida lab, new report reveals
An investigation has found animals mistreated and neglected in University of Florida laboratories funded by the National Institutes of Health.
Extreme rainfall in Indonesia in 2025 killed 7% of the world's rarest great ape
New research suggests 58 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans lost their lives in Cyclone Senyar.
Hundreds of dead dogs found buried in mass graves at California animal sanctuary
Many of the dogs suffered gunshot wounds, say investigators, who also uncovered skulls, bones, and more than 600 dog collars at Miranda’s Rescue.
Donkey rides are now banned on one of Wales’ most popular beaches
More than 40,000 people had signed a petition calling for donkey rides to be banned on Coney Beach.
Huge ivory seizure in Tanzania raises questions about follow-up investigations and prosecutions
Campaigners are worried that the suspect arrested in possession of over 500 elephant tusks may escape justice, like other major traffickers recently have in Tanzania.
New NIH office aims to advance animal-free, human-based research
Reducing animal use is one of the main aims of the new office.
Hawaiʻi becomes the third state in the nation where the highest court will hear a case on behalf of captive elephants
A petition on lawful imprisonment by the Non Human Rights Project is attempting to free two elephants suffering at Honolulu Zoo.
EPA abandons target date for animal testing phase-out - but expands list of alternatives
2035 target no longer mentioned in new updates, but steps are being taken towards replacement.