After a Trump-era law strips gray wolves of their endangered species status, hunters use packs of dogs, snares, and leg-hold traps to kill wolves in a state-approved one-week hunt.

Seven people have been arrested for illegally capturing flying squirrels in the wild and selling them in the international exotic pet trade.

Antle, who has been described as “the real kingpin” behind tiger exploitation in the U.S., becomes the latest star of the Netflix documentary to face abuse charges.

Hundreds of elk have already perished at the Point Reyes National Seashore, as campaigners urge the government to take action to stop beef and dairy ranchers from destroying the park.

As the world’s third largest producer of fur, Poland’s landmark new legislation is expected to save around 6 million animals every year.

They join an increasing number of fashion brands that are banning ‘exotic’ animal leather from their collections, and taking a stand for the thousands of animals - including alligators, snakes, and ostriches - who are killed for their skins in the fashion industry.

The increased demand is a huge blow to conservation efforts, with the government accused of loosening the restrictions on hunting.

The infamous ‘kopi luwak’ coffee - sourced from the excrement of shy, cat-like animals called civets - has long been condemned for animal cruelty. Now, advocates fear the trade also poses a “pandemic risk”.

Protesters are demanding an urgent investigation into the deaths, after 1,000 tonnes of oil leaked into protected wildlife lagoons.

There are growing calls for a global ban on the live export trade as concerns for human safety and animal welfare mount, with New Zealand suspending their live export trade in wake of the latest tragic accident.

Despite 35,000 monkeys being imported to the US each year for use in cruel experiments, numbers are running low after a host of problems. Now, experimenters have a chance to accelerate the move away from outdated animal tests.

Global warming means that oceans will be too hot for most fish species by the end of the century.

Their sanctuary ‘retirement’ is being hailed as one of the most important developments in captive whale and dolphin protection in decades.

The plan will endanger 300 animal species living at the refuge, which has until now remained a protected landmark.

Owners are being forced to give up their dogs amid national food shortages, with pets being sent to restaurants and state-run zoos.

Lolita, the main ‘attraction’ at Miami Seaquarium for the last 50 years, lives in a tiny concrete tank, displays neurotic behaviors, and hasn’t seen another orca since 1980.

The Oklahoma zoo made famous by the Netflix documentary has closed for good, following a damning USDA inspection, and mounting pressure from animal rights groups.

A two-year undercover investigation has found that thousands of cubs are bred each year, either to be shot and killed by trophy hunters, or skinned, deboned and boiled down for ‘medicinal’ consumption.

Conservationists are celebrating a record year for elephant births at the Amboseli Trust, where elephants - who have a long gestation period of 22 months - are giving birth in huge numbers.

The mother and her calf were found “in a skeletal state after being killed by armed poachers.”