Category: Wildlife

Countless animals suffer and die in arson wildfires. Here’s how animal protection laws in California are failing these victims.

In a murder hauntingly similar to Cecil’s, a Missouri physical therapist reportedly paid to lure Mopane from Hwange Park using an elephant carcass then maim and kill the beloved lion.

PETA, World Animal Protection, and other advocacy groups are recognizing the major progress being made for lions, who are used in South Africa’s trophy-hunting industry.

Explosions in the air can be upsetting to veterans, small children, and anyone else with a sensitivity to loud sounds—but they’re often deadly to dogs and cats.

Glue traps are indiscriminate killers! A baby fox nearly died after becoming stuck to one, and now, people around the world are calling for a ban on them.

Looking for love on the apps? PETA took to Tinder to see who would fare better with matches: an amateur angler or a “trash fishing” pro. Here’s what we learned.

Can fishing be kind to animals? Yes—if it involves hooking trash, not trout! Find out how you can take part in this fun, fish-friendly hobby.

A hunter who killed a giraffe posted selfies to FB showing her posing with the animal’s heart, calling it the “perfect” Valentine’s Day gift.

Here’s the true story of a PETA investigator who bravely went undercover at an alligator farm to expose the animals’ suffering. You won’t believe this horrifying report.

Stephen Colbert seemingly got all kinds of fired up on “The Late Show” while discussing Chaokoh, which forces chained monkeys to pick coconuts.

Horseshoe crabs have survived mass extinctions and ice ages. But they’ve never met a danger as big as the speciesist humans who want their blood.

Trafficking animals—like similar trades in drugs, weapons, and humans—is a huge criminal moneymaker that puts countless lives at risk.