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Cambridge scientists critique study that concluded the cancer was no longer a threat to species’ survival

The shelter where I work took in 694 animals last year. Every day, we face animal cruelty – and communicating the crisis can feel impossible

Animal recaptured without harm, local outlet reports, and is safe with handlers after escaping Jordan World Circus

The Piper PA-32, a single engine plane, crashed off the coast across from Trump’s LA golf club in Ranchos Palos Verdes

The 2013 documentary Blackfish turned orca trainers into pariahs in the US. Now some are hitting it big in China

Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen are allowed to keep the bird, which had become Instagram famous with their staffy, Peggy, but are forbidden from monetising it

Residents call for felony charges after Cody Roberts reportedly taped animal’s mouth shut, took photos and killed it behind bar

Steven Miles says ‘good news’ as government finds way for seized bird to be returned to couple and Peggy, their Staffordshire bull terrier

Heidi Ernst took up the sport 13 years ago. After 523 dives, disaster struck. But a prosthetic leg – and a sense of humor – has kept her swimming

Walker Corporation had proposed 3,000 apartments, marina and shops for the site, which is a critical habitat for the endangered eastern curlew

Vinegar flies can get out of control quickly. From ditching your fruit bowl to using apple cider vinegar, try these simple hacks to rid your kitchen of the pinhead-sized pests

Frantic giraffes, barking gibbons, randy tortoises … previous solar eclipses have revealed varied responses to sudden onset of darkness

Sheep sold through Cowra saleyards three years ago appears to have been living on the run in Woodstock ever since

A government proposal to cull half a million owls, in order to save a related species, has raised complicated questions

Masses of ephemeral organisms known as ‘by-the-wind sailors’ wash up in a ‘blue tide’ on the west coast most years but warmer winter seas could be increasingly their numbers

Dog that had gone missing was discovered in Michigan clean and well-fed: ‘Whoever had her took good care of her’

Judges at Sydney’s Easter show look for peak physical health, mental health and body condition – and the all important ‘wow’ factor

Smalltooth sawfish are behaving oddly, eliciting a first-ever plan to rescue and rehabilitate the species from the wild

Steven Miles says environment department ready to provide training to Instagram-famous magpie’s ‘devastated’ carers

Taylen Brooks, 21, was mauled to death and his brother Wyatt suffered serious injuries in big cat attack in California woods

Steven Miles urges authorities to enable magpie to be reunited with ‘devastated’ Gold Coast carers and their Staffordshire bull terrier Peggy

US officials say the country’s milk supply is safe and risk to people is low due to pasteurization process of country’s dairy supply

Beloved zoo escapee had rat poison in its bloodstream and had contracted a serious disease from its diet of pigeon

A local man whose property is on the Herbert River in Cordelia said the reptile had ‘started to come for us’

Horse racing industry insiders said to be pushing for Sydney track to be moved to former brickpit in Olympic Park – a sanctuary for an unlikely urban survivor

It was the state’s first such fatal attack in 20 years and the animal that killed Taylen Robert Claude Brooks, 21, has been euthanized

Residents and marine officials in British Columbia hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calf

In late 2023, Peter Kaestner was about to log his 10,000th bird species seen in the wild. Then Jason Mann showed up

Some of our favorite foods and drinks rely on these oft-misunderstood mammals, which are facing multiple threats

University of Adelaide study finds potential lamb deaths from heat stress could increase from 2.1m to 3.3m per year under a 3C rise

Catch of 11 snakes after discovery of two ‘mating balls’ adds to total of 34,000lbs of pythons captured in one part of state since 2013

Keri Bergere suffered severe head and neck injuries from attack on 17 February while group were on a biking trip

Authorities say owner in Erie county neither had a proper permit for the animal nor properly secured the 30-year-old animal

Another campaigner says state environment minister ‘refuses to do anything’ ahead of koala protection summit in Sydney

Researchers from Mississippi State University say aggressive ocean predator appears to benefit from climate emergency

Fancy a plate of fangers and mash? Some researchers say python farms on a commercial scale could provide sustainable alternative protein