- Ignoring our observation plane circling above the frozen Lake Superior wilderness, the eight gray wolves seemed as harmless as pooches cavorting in the yard. They nipped and pawed each other, pausing occasionally to roll in the snow.
But then the
A recent census of the Virunga Volcanoes mountain gorilla population has found that the great apes have increased their numbers by 17 percent, according to conservation authorities in Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Wildlife
A study by state biologists has found parts of Anchorage are much more popular among grizzly bears than they previously thought.
At least three dozen grizzlies have been seen over the past three summers along Campbell Creek, which courses through
Tigers are in trouble worldwide; there are only about 3,000 remaining in the wild, down from about 100,000 a century ago. There are 15,000 to 20,000 tigers in zoos, breeding facilities, circuses and even private homes. Only about 1,000 of these animals
Approximately 330-370 adult Siberian or Amur tigers are left in the wild, with 95% of these animals in the Russian Far East. Since 1992, the Wildlife Conservation Society's Hornocker Wildlife Institute has conducted intensive studies of tiger ecology
The conservation status of whales and dolphins in the Mediterranean Sea is of growing concern due to increasing pressure from human activities. Unknown to most people, about 15 different species of whales and dolphins can be found in the Mediterranean
In order to help conserve this species, we need to improve our knowledge of jaguar populations and their interactions with nearby human communities. The jaguar is a vital 'flagship' species. Protecting it will also help to conserve the other felids -
"The Valley of Death is now the 'Valley of Life' for tigers," said Dr. Alan Rabinowitz, WCS Director of Science and Exploration. "If the Hukawng Valley is properly protected and managed, this area could contain the largest contiguous population of tiger
The Missouri Ozarks possess everything cougars need, except for an easy way to find a mate, according to a recently completed two-year study.
Cougars, also called mountain lions or pumas, roamed the Kansas City region's prairies and forests before
The Indian government has been forced to admit it does not know how many black panthers survive in the country.
According to the Times of India, the minister of state for environment and forests, S Raghupathy, said in a written statement that there
President Bush's security detail has a different breed of assailant to guard against while he attends the meeting of NATO leaders here: the city's infamous stray dogs. Special squads of dogcatchers are already stationed along the road from the airport to
Two hundred years ago there were eight subspecies (or races) of tigers all with large and genetically healthy populations ranging West to East from Turkey to Siberia and covering most of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent
Trembling in the back of a metal cage, an almost bald purebred wire-haired terrier holds the center of attention at a downstate animal pound.
Dumped by its owners along Interstate 57, the dog, infected with a skin disease, stares blankly with its
Two red pandas have moved into the Denver Zoo and it's hoped that they will cozy up to one another and start a family.
Sophia moved here from a zoo in Virginia around the same time that He-Ping arrived from the Milwaukee Zoo. The two were matched
A pioneering group of Canadian wolves sent to the United States to re-establish wolf populations in the Rocky Mountain states has done so well the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled yesterday that they're no longer endangered -- meaning that American
