The bear and its owner, an impoverished Kalandar nomad, were discovered in southern India, and persuaded to travel to a sanctuary where the bear will be treated for facial and dental injuries and the owner retrained as a wildlife park keeper.

INDIA'S wild tigers compete for survival with nearly 1.2 billion people. But conservationists warn a new threat looms - the Chinese New Year.

BILLINGS, Mont. -- As efforts falter to save North America's largest freshwater fish - a toothless beast leftover from the days of dinosaurs - officials hope to stave off extinction by sending more water hurtling down a river so the fish can spawn in

For several years, Jude Stringfellow and her Lab-chow mix have toured the country with a simple message: Faith walks

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) experts say evidence shows the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna meets the requirements for an international trade ban.

A paleobiologist has identified conodonts--a large group of tiny extinct marine animals that lived up to 500 million years ago--as likely being the world's first poisonous animals. These animals, which lived until about 200 million years ago, are considered

Love them or loathe them, jellyfish are amazing critters of the sea. Some of these jiggly invertebrates even put on a fancy yet dangerous light show. Dangerous for smaller creatures who swim close, attracted by the fluorescent red light.....

Blue whales' songs are hauntingly deep, filled with extraterrestrial vibratos, and utterly mysterious. Despite many attempts to interpret them, scientists still don't know what the world's largest animals are saying.

Tool use in an invertebrate: the coconut-carrying octopus December 2009. Until now, tool use has been considered the preserve of the "higher" mammals and a few birds. However Museum Victoria scientist's Drs Julian Finn and Mark Norman have recorded .

Not everyone sees the polar bear as a species that has some human-like tendencies. Perhaps they are sticking out their tongue at humans, thinking we had better get our act together before their kind is lost? Two bears are moving as if waltzing together.