Man and dog made it safely back to shore. The dog suffered bite wounds but was not critically injured.

PROTESTERS have vowed to become human shields to stop the slaughter of hundreds of kangaroos at an Australian military base.

Dog stranded in desert for 4 months gets rescued by train conductor. All aboard for I've-got-something-in-my-eye-ville.

Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, the governor of Idaho wants to be the first one to kill a wolf. He and hunters want more game to kill. The true purpose of the mass slaughter of the wolves is the multi-million dollar game industry. It has nothing to do with

A rare 3-foot-long spitting earthworm that smells like lilies is at the heart of a legal battle between conservationists and the U.S. government. "This worm is the stuff that legends and fairy tales are made of. A pity we're losing it."

In 1996 scientists first discovered the facial tumors on Tasmanian devils. Subsequent research revealed that the cancer is transmitted from one devil to another when tumor cells are transplanted through fighting, biting, and other physical contact.

Ecuadorean officials are investigating the slaughter of 53 sea lions from the Galapagos Islands nature reserve, which were found with their heads caved in. The dead animals included 13 pups, 25 youngsters, nine males and six females.

The smiling children giggled as they patted the young goat on its head and tickled it behind the ears. It could have been a happy scene from a family zoo anywhere in the world but for what happened next.

A TINY fish tank that doubles as a music speaker has sparked outrage among animal activists and aquarists. The iPond - up to 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains - is proving a hit with Christmas shoppers.

A baby seal waddled its way to the Tracy Animal Shelter today, after volunteer rescuers spent the weekend searching for the wayward pup. "We just saw it flopping toward us on the asphalt," Tracy Animal Control supervisor Ben Miller said.