Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track of what's left is vital to conserving biodiversity.

The distressing new estimate considers animals killed in the fires and those that will die from indirect causes, like starvation and dehydration Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Animal law is a growing area of study and practice because of the many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) are used in a wide variety of venues. Globally, nonhumans, including fully sentient ...

Australia is racing to contain the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which is now believed to have infected ...

A professor estimated this week that a billion animals had died in Australia’s wildfires. But where are these numbers coming from? By Mihir Zaveri and Emily S. Rueb Some 25,000 koalas feared dead on ...

As climate change-related drought fanned catastrophic wildfires across Australia, claiming lives, homes, and farms, the richly diverse flora and fauna took a tragic toll. The World Wildlife Fund ...

The Australian government on Tuesday released a list of 113 animal species that need "emergency intervention" as devastating bushfires rip through their natural habitat. Australia's Department of ...

Helicopter culls, political pressure and clashing worldviews will collide again as one of the nation’s fiercest environmental fights is put back on the table.

If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

Here's the thing. When you think of dangerous Australian animals, your mind probably conjures up images of massive saltwater crocodiles, venomous snakes coiled in the grass, or those infamous ...

Australia's landscapes are full of beauty, but they're also home to animals with reputations few places can match. Some carry venom strong enough to shut down the body before help arrives, and others ...