Animals

Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Are a Warning About Wildlife Trade and Pandemic Risk, Scientists Say

Necropsy reports from sloths imported by an Orlando business found the animals were riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. The situation illustrates how the wildlife trade poses risks to public health.

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

Florida Temporarily Bans Sloth Imports After Dozens Die at Orlando Business

By Kiley Price, Katie Surma

Florida Opens Criminal Probe Into Sloth World After Dozens of Animal Deaths

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week

By Kiley Price

At ‘Sloth World’ in Florida, Wild Sloths Have Died by the Dozens

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

First Confirmed Cases of Bird Flu in California Elephant Seals Stoke Fear As Virus Surges Worldwide

By Kiley Price

As Countries Take Steps to Protect Wildlife in Legal Trade, Animal and Plant Trafficking Rages On

By Kiley Price

Trump Cuts Could Hinder Efforts to Stop Climate-Fueled Spread of Invasive Species

By Kiley Price

Jane Goodall’s Final Message: ‘Don’t Give Up’

By Kiley Price

California Toxic Algal Bloom Blamed for Months-long Marine Life Poisoning

By Teresa Tomassoni

Climate Change Is Helping Heartworm Spread to Pets in the Mountain West

By Tina Deines

Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Hosts Oversight Meeting

By Arcelia Martin

The U.S. Imported Billions of Animals in Recent Decades, Fueling Global Wildlife Trade

By Kiley Price

Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?

By Liza Gross

Not Living Fast and Dying Young: Why Older, Bigger Animals Matter

By Georgina Gustin

Texas Farmers Say Sewage-Based Fertilizer Tainted With ‘Forever Chemicals’ Poisoned Their Land and Killed Their Livestock

By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune

Aquaculture Uses Far More Wild-Caught Fish Than Originally Estimated, New Research Suggests

By Kiley Price

Hurricane Helene Prompts Questions About Raising Animals in Increasingly Vulnerable Places

By Georgina Gustin

Rez Dogs Are Feeling the Heat From Climate Change

By Taylar Dawn Stagner, Grist