If passed, the ‘Jane Goodall Act’ will help protect over 800 captive species, outlaw ‘Tiger King’-style venues, and phase out the keeping of elephants in captivity.

Conservationists and animal advocates applaud the decision that will “protect bear cubs from being orphaned by a reckless spring hunt”.

Millions of donkeys are slaughtered for their skins and exported every year to meet the demand for ejiao - a gelatin-based ingredient, made from boiling the hides of donkeys.

Over 7,000 audio recordings of pigs’ barks, grunts and squeals were analyzed, with scientists now able to decode and understand the emotions behind each sound.

Greg Gianforte has caused outrage after hunting and killing a collared mountain lion outside Yellowstone National Park.

Ammunition from hunters is driving the problem, as eagles eat shot and discarded carcasses that contain tiny lead balls from used bullets.

Whales are facing ‘alarming threats’ from fishing gear and ghost nets, a new WWF report warns.

Scientists have observed wild chimpanzees applying crushed insects to the wounds of themselves and others, including a mother chimpanzee treating her son’s injured foot.

The female saltwater crocodile has been rescued after living with a wheel tire around her neck for over half a decade.

The “monumental victory” will see gray wolves across most of the continental United States regain federal protections, with campaigners hoping that wolves in the Northern Rockies will be next.

Hawaii has become the first U.S. state to make it illegal to capture, entangle, or kill any species of shark.

The animal has only been seen in the wild a handful of times.

As hunters continue to decimate gray wolf populations in the Northern Rockies, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland faces growing criticism for refusing to enact emergency protection for the species.

The Faroe Islands faces international condemnation as its infamous annual whaling season begins with the “largest single killing of dolphins in the islands’ history”.

After being stripped of federal protections in the final days of the Trump administration, safeguards could be restored to conserve the animals.

The iconic species are to be added to the Endangered Species Act, as experts predict that global warming will wipe out 70% of colonies by 2050.

The 11-month-old cougar was kept illegally as a pet, before being surrendered by the owner who could no longer care for her.

The Elephant Ethogram is an free online database that hopes to inspire and contribute to conservation efforts.

The 13 elephants will be flown from a British zoo to Kenya where they will be reintroduced to the wild in a first-of-its-kind operation.

The Wolf of Wall Street star took to social media to stand with the scientists who are fighting to protect the state’s grey wolves.