This was the first time in history that the highest court of any English-speaking jurisdiction heard a habeas corpus case brought on behalf of someone other than a human being.

After being held captive on a farm in South Korea, where they repeatedly had bile extracted from their gallbladders, the moon bears are finally free to begin a new life.

The critically endangered pair were released into the Busang Ecosystem on the island of Borneo.

Controversial Miami venue faces fresh calls to retire its dolphins to a sanctuary, in the wake of this latest incident.

Millions of donkeys are slaughtered for the ejiao industry every year, with traders using online marketplaces and social media platforms to sell the skins alongside illegal wildlife products.

A new report by advocacy organization Born Free draws attention to the “horrific suffering” of elephants held captive in zoos across the United States and Europe.

As coral reefs continue to rapidly decline, scientists are using 3D-printing technology to help restore these essential, ocean ecosystems.

Some of the animals, including dogs, rabbits, and rats, were reportedly frozen alive. Species Unite is fighting for justice for these animals by pushing for the maximum possible sentence.

With less than two dozen remaining in the wild, this litter of red wolves offers hope for a species that was hunted to extinction in the 1980s.

Shark finning, the practice of cutting off a live shark’s fin, is prohibited in U.S.-controlled waters.

Each year thousands of native carnivores and other wildlife — including coyotes, foxes, bobcats, mountain lions, prairie dogs and even wolves — are killed during these competitions. This new legislation has the potential to end the killing on over 500 million acres of public land.

Researchers analyzed results from over 2,500 dogs to conclude that a plant-based diet trumps a conventional one when it comes to a dog’s wellbeing.

Scientists discover orangutans create new versions of their typical vocal calls, which are then picked up by other members of the group.

Momentum to protect octopuses builds as 10,000 Species Unite supporters speak out against the cruel plans, while a new, landmark UK law recognizes their capacity to feel pain.

The commercial seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet, with more than two million seals violently killed during the past decade alone.

The mass shelling and bombing of Feldman Ecopark in Kharkiv led to fears that its animals would have to be euthanized. But now an “incredible” public response has helped to rescue more than 80 animals already.

Behind the characteristic dolphin ‘smile’ is a world of cruelty. Could robotic dolphins be a solution to ending the trade and saving these marine animals from a lifetime of captivity?

Wolves are facing grave threats from new laws that allow hunters to viciously trap and kill an unlimited number of these caring, intelligent animals.

The historic decision came as the country’s highest court heard the case of a woolly monkey named Estrellita.

To the joy of conservationists, a female Sumatran rhino has just been born in a captive-breeding program in Indonesia.