The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has awarded Saint Mary’s University a contract to update the DNA database of one of ...

These species need strong conservation policy to save them from extinction. They won’t get it for the next four years.

As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, marine officials are urging lobster fishermen to remove nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state ...

Shortly before Trump’s inauguration, a federal agency withdrew a proposal to protect North Atlantic right whales from vessel ...

A ‘cloud forest’ is a rare rainforest with low-level clouds that gives the illusion of walking through layers upon layers of misty clouds. In Costa Rica, the best place to do this is the Monteverde ...

From “elusive” baby sea creatures to “divorcing” animal mates, here are some of the latest international animal stories.

From the slow moving sloth to the misunderstood pitbull, this is your guide to various animal awareness days of each month.

The most famous fictional tale about a whale is, of course, Moby Dick. Captain Ahab is obsessed with finding and killing the ...

Environmental groups concerned about loss of protections for vanishing animals see one of President Donald Trump’s early ...

Although we humans certainly do like to think of ourselves as smart, we only just discovered a new species of whale. The Rice ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He cited the impact ...