Fin whales, capable of reaching lengths of up to 25 metres and weighing in at around 40,000kgs, have been "blowing" in record numbers off the coasts of Waterford, Cork and Kerry, Ireland,

Japan's whaling fleet is believed to be putting the finishing touches to its preparations to set off on its annual mission in the Southern Ocean where it will cull hundreds of whales for the purpose of

IN PHOTOS: Explore Bioko and glimpse the bushmeat market as seen by the photographers.Confronting my own fear was just the first step. I knew that I also needed to win over the people at the market. From the sellers to the torchers to the customers, nobod

Pet adoption agencies are pushing to find homes for a growing number of retired greyhounds amid a struggling dog racing industry and a weak U.S. economy that's left some prospective and current

In some Florida schools teaching kids to read has literally gone to the dogs. READing Paws, part of a national program, uses trained Reading Education Assistance Dogs

Animal rights campaigners are going to Europe to demand an end to what they say is the biggest abuse of horses on the continent.

Salmon and orca experts plan to discuss the recent apparent deaths of seven Puget Sound killer whales. Scientists with the Puget Sound Partnership have scheduled a special meeting Tuesday in Friday

The unwanted horses seemed destined for death. The wheels had been set in motion to put down about 2,000 healthy mustangs, those in a federally maintained herd of wild horses and burros that no one wanted to adopt.

The Phinda Game Reserve in South Africa offers a variety of endangered animals like cheetahs and black rhinos reintroduced into the wild. © 2008 CBS News

The government wants to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act.