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The toxic red tide has been raising states of emergency within Florida counties over the past few months. The harmful algal blooms are causing extensive fish deaths as well as sickness and death in sea turtles, birds and...

London Fashion Week (LFW) will be the first event of its kind to go fur free. The British Fashion Council just announced that all of the designers at the event this month are excluding animal fur in their clothing lines....

Green design has touched every aspect of our world, and now even our little furry friends can play their part in living a sustainable lifestyle. Californian firm Studio Schicketanz has designed a sustainable dog house made...

The Spix’s Macaw, a bird many would recognize as the star of the animated film Rio, is officially extinct. The macaw has been listed among eight bird species that have gone extinct in South America in the last decade in...

The number of cases in Scotland involving drone interference with animals on nature reserves has increased, causing police and wildlife experts to become "increasingly concerned" for the welfare of the protected animals...

This Monday, non-profit group Animals Asia saved five moon bears that had been captive for more than two decades on a farm in Vietnam. The animals were held for 21 years, receiving regular bile extractions until their rescue...

Bees have developed a likening to pesticide-containing plants, according to a recent study. The affinity exhibited by the bees is similar to an addiction to nicotine from cigarettes. Apparently, the more pesticide-laced pollen...

This week, a U.S. judge will hear the arguments presented by Native American tribes and animal activists for the protection of recently demoted Yellowstone-area grizzly bears from the endangered list. The removal of the grizzlies'...

With imports of Fish and Wildlife-regulated reptiles exceeding one million individuals each year, it is no surprise that many of these animals are finding their way into the wild, where they are threatening natural ecosystems...

Environmentalists are alarmed by recent data that reveals Spain's pig population now outnumbers its human one by 3.5 million. This is the first time the number of pigs in Spain has exceeded that of humans, and the discrepancy...

Recently announced tourism infrastructure plans for Indonesia's Komodo National Park has ignited a string of protests from locals and activists. The park is part of the Pacific Coral Triangle and spans over 29 pristine islands...

The blue-throated macaw is one of the most critically endangered species on the planet - only about 300 remain in the wild. However, the birds are getting some much-needed good news. Bolivian conservation organization Asociación...

For 10,000 years, green and loggerhead turtles have been nesting on the Mediterranean coast of Cyprus. In the last 100 years, they have been hunted to the brink of extinction. Thankfully, due to pioneering conservation efforts...

One of the worst things for pool owners in the sweltering summer months is going out for a swim to cool down and enjoy time with friends and family, only to find a critter has made it into their splash-zone and couldn't find...

Approximately 94% of the 111 species and subspecies of lemur are under threat of extinction in their native country of Madagascar - the only place they exist outside of captivity...