A small grove of huarango, the storied Peruvian tree that can live over a millennium, rests like a mirage amid the sand dunes on this city's edge. The tree has provided the inhabitants of this desert with food and timber since before the Nazca

President Obama's record on animal issues in his first year in office has been less than inspiring, including his decisions to give responsibility for protecting animals in his administration to decidedly un-animal-friendly people (Sam Hamilton to head

The Obama administration today issued its first review of species that are candidates for protection as endangered species, identifying a total of 249 species in need of protection. The review also describes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's progress

A nonprofit animal-rights organization based in California filed a complaint last week with the U.S. Department of Agriculture against the San Antonio Zoo, claiming the zoo's treatment of its only elephant violates federal law. Lucky, The 49-year-old

In a good news for wildlife enthusiasts concerned over dwindling big cat population in the country, at least 15 tiger cubs have been sighted in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh, officials said. Not only that, the survival rate of the cubs has

Since these photographs were taken most of these dingo pups have been killed by rangers, died of starvation or run over, says dingo protester Jennifer Parkhurst. It's typical of the native dogs' life expectancy under the State Government's Fraser

Big Cypress National Preserve was created in 1974 to stave off a proposed airport in the heart of the western Everglades. Now Miami-Dade County, whose land surrounds the preserve, finds itself with a cash shortfall and a proposal has been made to

SAVE the DINGO - the Faser Island dingo needs your help! The native Australian dingo should be classified as a protected species. It should be removed from noxious animal, pest and vermin lists. Non-lethal and humane control measures should

DeLAND -- Florence Thuot made a silent promise to the 300 handicapped and unwanted animals that found their way to her sanctuary: they would have a home for life.

They're not as fearsome as a white whale on the high seas, or as portentous as a white buffalo calf on the Great Plains. But a handful of white squirrels is causing a stir in Maryland.