PALM BAY, Fla. -- A Palm Bay homeowner couldn't get into his house because an 8-foot snake was blocking the doorway Monday afternoon.Animal Control had to come and give the arriving police officer a hand in removing the reptile. "He weighs more than I

OL PEJETA, Kenya (AP) -- Patrick Muriithi has some common parenting concerns: how to stop Max from sneaking out at night, whether it's OK to leave him at home alone, and an older woman who has been milling around with a come-hither look.But Max is a 2-ton

New technical advice for International Atlantic Tuna Commission highlights species at risk, suggests measures to prevent overfishing October 2008. The Shark Alliance is highlighting the release of long-awaited shark conservation advice from scientis

Italy's widespread disregard of fisheries management rules for Mediterranean bluefin tuna has been highlighted by a WWF report - Lifting the lid on Italy's bluefin tuna fishery - A detailed survey of Italian tuna catches, markets and transfers to fish far

Findings timely for international actions to reduce overexploitation October 2008. New research into the life cycle of Atlantic bluefin tuna shows, for the first time, that Mediterranean and North American bluefin mix substantially as juveniles, but retu

Beluga whale tastes best with soy sauce, says Tocasie Burke, manager of Inuktitut affairs for Nunavut's cultural affairs department. "It's a delicacy," Burke said, speaking from her office in Iqaluit, pronounced ee-kal-oo-eet, a town of about 8,000.

Yves Lefevre has spent years travelling the world taking pictures of marine life. But in his most amazing images to date, the underwater photographer got up close and personal with his favourite subject - the humpback whale. The diver swam just metr

More than 370 penguins that mysteriously washed up on Brazil's equatorial beaches were flown south on a huge air force cargo plane and released closer to the frigid waters they call home, animal advocates said Monday. Onlookers cheered as the young Ma

OIL: Decision could add restrictions to offshore exploration or drilling. The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears in the ocean off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum expl

There is more to whale-based literature than just Moby-Dick, writes the social historian and author of Leviathan, or The Whale. have been fascinated by whales since I was a boy and saw a performing orca at Windsor Safari Park. But it was only when I saw