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(Bloomberg) -- China’s Ministry of State Security accused an overseas firm and a local company of illegally collecting geographic information under the guise of doing research ... the sale or import ...

An alleged poacher was attacked and killed by a buffalo in the Kruger National Park. Picture: iStock The plans of a group of alleged illegal hunters took a deadly turn when a Kruger National Park ...

Philosopher Susana Monsó is a leading expert on animal cognition, behavior and ethics at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid, Spain. She became interested in the topic of ...

According to the China Wildlife Conservation Association, the National Zoo has renovated the home for the giant pandas and has established a supply of bamboo for the pandas to eat. On Tuesday ...

Two giant pandas arrived at the National Zoo in Washington ... to reduce the risk of introducing parasites or disease to other animals. They'll then have a few more weeks to settle into their ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the owner of "Trooper," the dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton, has been identified and will face an animal cruelty charge. Giovanny Aldama Garcia ...

National Geographic has revealed the official trailer for Endurance, which was directed by Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, and Natalie Hewit. The documentary will begin streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on ...

CETI hopes that if humans can understand what’s going on inside whales’ minds—and, eventually, the minds of other animals—it ... a marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer ...

In its recent work—published today in Nature Communications—the team used the remotely operated vehicle SuBastian on the research vessel Falkor (too) to identify animals typically associated ...

When the National Zoo's last three pandas left for China last fall, it wasn't clear when — or if — D.C. would ever again be home to giant pandas. But ... surprise! In May, officials revealed ...