A Nantucket scrimshaw dealer and a Ukrainian man are facing charges of smuggling sperm whale teeth and elephant ivory in violation of international treaties and a federal endangered species protection laws.

AMSTETTEN, Austria (AFP) -- The Austrian father who imprisoned and repeatedly raped his daughter over a 24-year period planned the improvised dungeon five years before taking her hostage, police said Monday.Josef Fritzl, 73, imprisoned Elisabeth in the

The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination.

The first day of May signals the official start of sea turtle nesting season in Florida. Like the massive amphibious landing on D-Day, each year thousands of sea turtles storm Florida's sandy nesting beaches in the battle for survival.

Some of the Macaca mulatta monkeys have grown so big feasting on food thrown to them by zoo visitors that they find it hard to move around their 420 square meter enclosure.

CANNON BEACH, Ore. -- A whale washed up at Cannon Beach over the weekend and now researchers are trying to figure out how it died. Ecola State Park rangers found the dead whale on the north side of Cannon Beach. They contacted Marine Mammal Stranding

Oncillas are one of the smallest cat species in the Americas, averaging 2.5 kg. Their coat is light brown to rich ochre or grey, with very dark brown or black spots and blotches. The underparts are lighter with solitary black spots. Limbs are spotted on

Tragedy struck the first filly in the Kentucky Derby since 1999, as Eight Belles went down on the track after her second-place finish today, broke two ankles, and was euthanized.

by Chris Ayres in Los Angeles .A Mayfair mining company has caused uproar with plans to extract uranium from the Grand Canyon - prompting one official to ask how Britons would react "if an American company went to drill at Stonehenge.

In general in Amboseli calves are born between December and June with a few outliers from July through November. In 2007 only six calves were born in the second half of 2007 with no calves at all born in December which was unusual. It is the third