South Africa is under fire from breeders to ban its controversial canned hunting of captive lions. The barbaric "sport" of canned hunting means an animal is hunted in a small space, with no chance of escape. Lions are bred for the sole purpose of being

Two Malaysian courts fined 27 men for abusing birds prized for their singing abilities by making them fight in a cage, an official said Tuesday

To see budgerigars in the wild is a wonderful experience. In the drier parts of Australia, they are found in sometimes huge flocks, taking to the air with a roar of wings, their green and yellow plumage flashing against the blue sky.

Twenty endangered birds are learning how to migrate to Florida.

They are normally seen drifting high in the sky above the Antarctic Ocean, or feeding on the steppes of Kazakhstan. But a record number of exotic birds are flying half way around the world to make unscheduled stopovers in Britain.

Bird-watchers are counting species in 2,000 locales from Alaska to Antarctica, collecting data that will help scientists map migration trends and track habitat changes.

The Circus Animal Rights Coalition in Malta, of which International Animal Rescue is an active member, has expressed its full support for a number of individuals who are being sued for libel by circus organisers.

Birds don't just make sounds by singing, they use mechanical and 'body sounds' to communicate too.

Lessons from birds point to ways of saving aircraft carbon emissions, say scientists Scientists have proposed an unusual method for cutting aircraft fuel consumption - they want to fly jumbo jets in formation like geese.

Little egrets and other birds from the Continent are spreading across Britain because of climate change, according to a new report.