Wildlife

On the left, a monkey peers through metal cage bars with cardboard blocking the lower half; on the right, colorful lovebirds are crowded together in a wooden wire crate.

Endangered Animals Are Being Sold Openly on Social Media

Illegal wildlife trafficking isn't hiding on the dark web. It's happening on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and major e-commerce sites — and research shows platform algorithms are actively making it worse...

Endangered Animals Are Being Sold Openly on Social Media

Illegal wildlife trafficking isn't hiding on the dark web. It's happening on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and major e-commerce sites — and research shows platform algorithms are actively making it worse...

On the left, a small black and tan dog in a pink harness has its mouth opened by tattooed hands at a vet clinic; on the right, the same dog.

Tiny Dog Disappears Into Wilderness for More Than 500 Days and Somehow Survives

Valerie the dachshund survives 529 days on Kangaroo Island then returns heavier, healthy, sparking mystery over how she thrived.

Tiny Dog Disappears Into Wilderness for More Than 500 Days and Somehow Survives

Valerie the dachshund survives 529 days on Kangaroo Island then returns heavier, healthy, sparking mystery over how she thrived.

tan fox with burned paws resting on orange towel

Young Fox Barely Escapes Wildfire with Severe Burns and a Broken Leg

She needs your support to heal. 

Young Fox Barely Escapes Wildfire with Severe Burns and a Broken Leg

She needs your support to heal. 

On the left, two horses — one gray, one chestnut — stand close together in tall grass; on the right, a large herd of mixed-color horses mills about on open.

Trump's BLM Is Rounding Up Wild Horses and Selling Them to Slaughterhouses

Wild horses and burros have been federally protected since 1971. But a quiet loophole in how the Bureau of Land Management sells — not adopts — these animals has opened...

Trump's BLM Is Rounding Up Wild Horses and Selling Them to Slaughterhouses

Wild horses and burros have been federally protected since 1971. But a quiet loophole in how the Bureau of Land Management sells — not adopts — these animals has opened...

On the left, two men with pixelated faces ride an elevator; on the right, a pink flamingo wades through shallow water.

A Las Vegas Tourist Allegedly Choked A Flamingo And Tried Taking It To His Room

Flamingo Las Vegas guest arrested after allegedly injuring flamingos, prompting veterinary care and calls for stricter habitat protection.

A Las Vegas Tourist Allegedly Choked A Flamingo And Tried Taking It To His Room

Flamingo Las Vegas guest arrested after allegedly injuring flamingos, prompting veterinary care and calls for stricter habitat protection.

On the left, a manatee surfaces through murky green water; on the right, a manatee glides underwater past rocky walls, eating, with dark fish swimming nearby.

Mother Manatee Struggles in Fishing Line as Her Helpless Calf Stays Beside Her

Uplifting manatee rescue in Georgia freed an adult and her calf after crab trap entanglement, thanks to rapid teamwork.

Mother Manatee Struggles in Fishing Line as Her Helpless Calf Stays Beside Her

Uplifting manatee rescue in Georgia freed an adult and her calf after crab trap entanglement, thanks to rapid teamwork.