The government says contamination of the nation's coastal waters is declining. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said levels of the pesticide DDT and industrial contaminants such as PCBs are declining.
for every horse who sleeps in a secure stable, blanketed, fed and cared for, many more know only the cruel side of human nature. In 2005 alone, more than 90,000 horses were slaughtered in the U.S. for overseas consumption. An additional 35,000 horses were
This is the time of year when baby animals are being born across the wilderness - and is also the season when the Idaho Department of Fish and Game receives dozens of animals from people who believe they have rescued them.
In the classic Hollywood western, a cowboy portrayed by John Wayne gallops across the sagebrush steppe and rocky ridges of the American West with only his horse for a companion. What the films don't show is the cowboy buying and hauling hay for his horse
re than a third of the 22 people killed by a tornado that smashed parts of Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend died in cars, troubling experts who say vehicles are one of the worst places to be during a twister.
The Herpetological Conservation Trust is urging members of the public to take part in a project that will identify and enumerate one of Britain's most exotic native wildlife species - the adder.
The "Add an Adder" interactive map will allow people to
The Wildlife Crime Cell (WCC), formed by the Gujarat government, is in the process of creating a database of the habitual wildlife offenders in the country.
An official associated with the cell said that its members are coordinating with the Central
In a nationally televised address Monday, President Bush urged all citizens, regardless of race, creed, color, or political affiliation, "to quiet down for just one minute" so he could have "a chance to think."
Tammy Ruehl was devastated when her cat Max was confiscated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday. Max is a 51/2-month-old serval, which is a wildcat native to Africa. Servals are long-limbed, have tawny coats spotted with black and
