The orang-utan, one of our closest animal relatives and the largest tree-living mammal on the planet, is in deep crisis. A once-mighty orange army of 300,000 that swung through the dense forests of much of south-east Asia has dwindled to fewer

Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn's recorded threats to a pair of voters critical of his views . . . What did the couple do to incur Lamborn's wrath? Wrote a letter to the editor of their paper denouncing his voting AGAINST stricter dog-fighting penalties.

Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) ran a full-page ad in The New York Times highlighting the hypocrisy of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Lead bullets pose a great threat to condors, and also to bald and golden eagles, because they are scavengers that eat the remains of animals shot with lead bullets. These bullets shatter into shards and are easily ingested by the birds. Hunters and their

The animals used in the circus travel many miles every year without the proper care and abuse.

The tape allegedly captured instances in which hens were impaled on wires from their cages, trapped and unable to get to food and water, and caged with decomposing corpses of other hens. "... the judge did not want to set a legal precedent."

In Sweden's Arctic circle, reindeer herds are under threat from exceptionally cold weather.

http://g6publish.videodome.com/newsinteractive/vid eopage/videoplayer/?channel=World+News&clipid=1094 _51352&bitrate=300&format=wmp SCIENTISTS carrying out research in the Indonesian province of Papua say they have discovered dozens of new species underw

A recent eBay auction offered fans a chance to have dinner with Beyoncé, and PETA--unbeknownst to Beyoncé--placed the winning bid, giving us an unusual opportunity to talk to her directly about the chinchillas who are electrocuted for their pelts and how ot

Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm.