About 200 rhino have reportedly been killed by poachers in Zimbabwe over the last three years, and wildlife officials warn that international and regional poaching syndicates are benefiting from local cooperation

Since man first touched the moon and brought pieces of it back to Earth, scientists have thought that the lunar surface was bone dry. But new observations from different spacecraft have put this notion to rest with what has been called "unambiguous evide

The disagreement between biologists and Inuit hunters over the number of polar bears in Nunavut's Baffin Bay region will take centre stage again this week when territorial wildlife regulators consider a new request to reduce the annual hunting quota in

French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Iran's leader of "blackmail" Wednesday for suggesting a prisoner exchange might allow a young French academic to return home after she was arrested in Iranian postelection protests.

A man using a metal detector in a rural English field has uncovered the largest Anglo-Saxon gold hoard ever found -- an "unprecedented" treasure that sheds new light on history, archaeologists said

The mass breeding of India's endangered Olive Ridley turtles could be under threat by iron ore and oil carried in a cargo ship that capsized off India's east coast, a conservationist said on Friday.

Malta has finally been forced to comply with European bird protection laws, following a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice which has declared that Malta has been breaching European law by allowing the spring hunting of quail and turtle

Tell the Obama Administration to end the trophy hunting of polar bears. Send your comment to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supporting an urgent upgrade in international protection for the polar bear.

In some countries, collectors can still buy polar bear skin rugs, claws, skulls and other parts of these animals -- even as these beloved bears struggle for survival in a warming world.

It is believed to be one of the largest controlled killings of bears in Alberta and while the province says it was necessary to kill 12 black bears near Conklin earlier this week, many Albertans say the deaths were senseless and could have been avoided.