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North America is home to an incredible variety of wildlife—but some species are far more dangerous than others. In this gripping video from A-Z Animals, discover the 10 most deadly animals in the ...

When most people think about dangerous animals in the wild, their minds jump to the usual suspects like cougars, bears, and wolves — classic predators that headline outdoor survival guides and warning ...

Scientists are concerned that the H5N1 virus could set off another human pandemic. But it is already putting species under pressure in the wild. By Emily Anthes Every spring, more than 200,000 ...

A wildlife rehab center in Georgetown needs a new building to help critters. All Things Wild treated 5,000 animals from 166 ...

Denver—After 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that ...

A band of wild horses in the Northern Nevada Virginia Range. (Photo courtesy of the American Wild Horse Campaign) Advocates for America’s wild horses are finding little beauty to behold in Donald ...

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to determine an animal’s behavior. An animal’s poop, known as scat, tells you where ...

No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common. Trading turkeys – for wildlife man ...

Language prohibits slaughter, rejects mass equine transfers to foreign governments, and affirms congressional oversight of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Washington, DC—Today, the Animal ...

A Colorado court has found a federal program may have contributed to the slaughter and abuse of wild horses and burros. The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado’s decision stopped the ...