WASHINGTON - The nation's top health official has told Indian country health leaders that the Obama administration believes American Indians deserve special consideration in any national reform to health insurance

Scotland's breeding population of sea eagles has reached two landmarks - with the highest number of breeding pairs and more young successfully fledged that at any time since the birds were first reintroduced in 1975

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have discovered previously unknown species that feed only on dead whales - and use DNA technology to show that the species diversity in our oceans may be higher than previously thought. When a whale

You're more likely to see a fox in London than you will in the countryside. That's the finding of the RSPB's first ever spring survey, Make Your Nature Count.

Wildlife experts warn that India's tiger protection plans appear to be failing - and a recent meeting reveals that China is not interested in curtailing its demand for endangered tiger parts.

From the proposed bill to protect the North American black bear to the resurgence of elephant poaching in Kenya - and the skinning of a tiger inside an Indonesian zoo - the issues are not over yet.

In a bid to combat noise pollution, unsanitary conditions and, most important, the continuing scourge of cockfighting, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously today to limit the number of roosters that can be owned by a single household to one.

Many Angelenos are outraged at the news that eight coyotes in Griffith Park were killed last week in response to two incidents in which members of the public were bitten by the animals

Why is the American Kennel Club so adamantly opposing proposed legislation that would control puppy mills?

The Bush/Cheney Administration took its toll on our wildlife and wild places. After nearly a decade of assaults on our natural heritage, the newly elected Obama Administration has an opportunity to provide leadership to fix the damage done - and move