Michael Jackson and his pet chimpanzee Bubbles at the Neverland Ranch, circa 1986; Sabu, Michael Jackson's tiger at the The ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. On a remote ...

Joe Exotic is a convicted felon and media personality whose life story has been featured in several documentaries including ...

A new study shows how the loss of large animals thousands of years ago still shapes ecosystems today and may affect their ...

The regent honeyeater is a beautiful bird at risk of extinction. So how can we protect it from native predators, such as ...

Between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, many of the world's largest mammals disappeared. Picture creatures like saber-toothed ...

A newly discovered prehistoric mammal may hold clues to how life survived the dinosaur-killing extinction. The tiny species, ...

The global wildlife trade is an insidious industry that serves demand for meat, exotic pets, and animal-deriv ed products ...

One defendant hid 14 sedated keel-billed toucans in his Volkswagen Passat. The other put 17 exotic birds under a car seat, ...

A plant missing for nearly 60 years has been found again in one of Australia’s most remote landscapes, and the rediscovery ...

The Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina, is introducing guests to one of the world's most endangered species with ...