On a few islands in western Canada, white 'spirit bears' walk the woods. Now scientists have discovered why these striking animals, a race of black bear, survive.

Government watchdog makes appeal to courts as latest statistics show 13% fall in serious pollution cases since 2007.The courts were today urged by the government's environment watchdog to issue tougher fines for environmental pollution.

Restrictions on dogs have been brought in at a nature site in Byfleet to boost numbers of ground-nesting skylarks and to guard against charging cattle.

Extreme weather conditions have killed tens of thousands of starfish and left them strewn across a sheltered beach. A carpet of pink and mauve echinoderms, a family of marine animals, appeared yesterday morning on Lissadell Beach in north Co Sligo.

In the post-9/11 world, the phrase "national security" conjures up images of dirty bombs, jihadists, white powder and biohazard labels. It should also bring to mind another picture: an egg.

A recent addition at the Great Plains Zoo is ready to meet you. Callie is a 30lbs Amur Tiger born at the zoo about 3 months ago. Today was her first visit to the big cats exhibit. Callie is the only surviving cub from a litter of six.

As an enormous lion lumbers onto the bonnet of the jeep and begins tearing up a piece of raw meat, you would expect to see fear etched on the faces of these tourists. But rather than showing any signs of terror, the group are smiling broadly - safe from

This is not a new photo. It was taken in 2006, but just pointed out to me by an animal-loving colleague. And it's such a great image, I thought it deserved a bit more play. What a fierce, fierce orange kitty! A little tiger, clearly. And he doesn't even

A common anesthetic is being eyed by federal investigators as a potential cause of the dramatic slowdown in the country's last known wild jaguar that led to a decision to euthanize him.

When Dexter was but a tiny, 3-week-old kitten, he was shot with a BB gun, doused with fuel, and set on fire. The person who did it was never caught.