A child’s wide-eyed wonder at the sight of a majestic tiger, the gasp of awe as a silverback gorilla ambles by—zoos have ...

With World War II on the horizon, animal keepers in cities around the world had to face one question: What would happen to ...

The birds were eliminated when the invasive brown treesnake was accidentally introduced to the island of Guam in the ’40s.

Many families enjoy an outing to the zoo on a warm summer day. People have been fascinated with exotic animals since ancient Egypt. And although zoos have been delighting visitors for ages, are they ...

One can now adopt lions, tigers, leopards, hippopotamuses, deer, ostriches, crocodiles, elephants, and other wild animals ...

Imagine a world where the cages swing open and animals return to the wild, where concrete enclosures give way to endless ...

People have been fascinated with exotic animals since ancient Egypt. And although zoos have been delighting visitors for ages, are they really what’s best for the animals? Are zoos ethical?

By sticking to a narrow interpretation of export permit requirements, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George is missing a golden opportunity to end the rampant exploitation of ...

The documentary Lucy: The Stolen Lives of Elephants examines what life is like for her and other elephants in captivity. With interviews from animal-welfare experts and zookeepers-turned-advocates ...

About two months after the SeaQuest aquarium in Roseville closed, all animals that called SeaQuest home have been relocated to other zoos and aquariums. The Association of Zoos & Aquariums led the ...

Disney's Animal Kingdom debuted their newest resident, a male baby Masai giraffe named Tucker — the first giraffe calf born ...