Boy, 12, taken by crocodile in AustraliaA 12-year-old boy was feared dead after being snatched by a saltwater crocodile while swimming in Australia's Northern Territory.
27 January 2014 10:52
Ivory Coast elephants get new home as habitat shrinksAs the spooked elephant starts to run, the vet pulls the trigger. Just a few minutes later the huge beast slumps to the floor unconscious, ready for Ivory Coast's first elephant relocation.
Australia to go ahead with shark 'kill' zonesA controversial policy to catch and kill sharks off popular west coast beaches got the green light in Australia, in a move the Humane Society Tuesday termed a "complete disgrace".
22 January 2014 10:11
New whale stranding on notorious New Zealand beachMore than 50 pilot whales beached themselves Saturday on the same remote New Zealand coast where another 52 whales have either died or been put down in the past two weeks.
19 January 2014 19:07
For sharks, old age may be 70 or more: studyGreat white sharks may live until their 70s, more than three times as long as previously thought, according to a new analysis of the marine predator's backbones out Wednesday.
14 January 2014 10:39
Man's cockroach-in-the-ear agony Down UnderA man in Australia endured a painful hospital visit after a large cockroach burrowed into his ear and his efforts to suck it out with a vacuum cleaner failed.
11 January 2014 16:33
Lion found hanging in cage at Indonesia 'death zoo'A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at an Indonesian zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.
09 January 2014 18:22
'Exceptionally rare' conjoined whales found in MexicoFishermen have found two conjoined gray whale calves in a northwestern Mexican lagoon, a discovery that a government marine biologist described as "exceptionally rare."
Man attacked by tiger at Australia ZooA man was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after being bitten on the neck by a tiger at Australia Zoo, run by the family of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
26 November 2013 16:45
Don't eat furry friends, activists urge Chinese dinersAnimal rights campaigners have launched a poster campaign urging Chinese diners to turn down cat and dog dishes, with the group calling for the creatures to be considered "friends not food".
23 November 2013 10:11
Malaysia's 'Lizard King' back in business: reportA notorious Malaysian wildlife trafficker dubbed the "Lizard King" for his smuggling of endangered reptiles is back in business despite a 2010 conviction for illegally trafficking endangered species, according to an investigative report by Al Jazeera.
22 November 2013 18:30
Leonardo DiCaprio boosts Nepal bid to save tigersA foundation set up by actor Leonardo DiCaprio pitched in $3 million Thursday to save tigers in Nepal, whose plan to double the big cats' population has shown success.
22 November 2013 15:42
Australia's feral camels culled to 300,000Australia's feral camel population numbers around 300,000, far fewer than the one million generally cited, a new study showed Thursday after a four-year cull removed 160,000.
21 November 2013 17:24
Species protection needed at 78 sites: studyA scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct.
15 November 2013 14:11
Destressss with an Indonesian snake massageLying on a massage table at a spa in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Feri Tilukay closed his eyes and smiled blissfully as three enormous snakes slithered all over him.
06 November 2013 11:06
Extinct 'Godzilla' platypus found in AustraliaA giant extinct species of the platypus with powerful teeth has been discovered in Australia, with a scientist on Tuesday describing the duck-billed water animal as a "Godzilla" like monster.
