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The albatross that researchers believe to be the oldest bird in the wild has laid an egg at the age of 74, wildlife officials announced.

A fisherman was accused of catching and illegally keeping 14 oversized striped bass off the New Hampshire coast at New Castle and Rye.

A “very polite,” but quite surprising, intruder broke into five Southern California homes on Thursday.

An Oklahoma fisherman is very proud of himself after landing the catch of a lifetime at Pine Creek Reservoir on Tuesday.

Numerous Florida residents in the Clermont and Groveland areas say they keep seeing monkeys roaming their neighborhoods.

Multiple California agencies and wildlife experts convened for a noble cause on Saturday — rescuing a baby bald eagle who had fallen from its nest.

A Florida MMA fighter has gone viral on social media for wrestling an alligator disturbing a Jacksonville neighborhood.

Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in areas of the United States which may result in keeping lots of people awake at night for several weeks.

A homeowner in Venice, Florida, got the shock of her life when a scaly intruder broke into her house and made itself at home.

A South Carolina golf resort is thanking wildlife workers for rescuing its alligator, “King Arthur,” after his head became stuck in a cage.

Customs agents in Thailand found a trove of endangered animals hidden in luggage on Wednesday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

Health officials say an elderly man who lived on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula is the first individual to die of a virus known as Alaskapox.

A Utah snowboarder had to take matters into his own hands when a mountain lion pounced at him while he was hitting the slopes.

The viral bald eagle of Big Bear Lake, California, has gained even more popularity after showing an amazing display of motherly instincts as thousands of fans watched via nature cam.

A northern California man who documents his city’s black bear population has made headlines with a shocking video showing himself fending off a huge one that was squatting under a house — with just a paintball gun.

A Colorado woman suffered significant wounds to her legs when a mule deer buck attacked and gored her Saturday after she tossed food out on her lawn.

Tourists experienced an accident Saturday in California’s Death Valley National Park when a small hairy creature ventured onto the roadway.

An elephant at Berlin Zoo is making a big impression on everyone, thanks to how she enjoys snack time.

A wildlife park in Georgia was missing two tigers in the aftermath of severe storms on Saturday, which caused damage to the park.

A rare wolverine sighting occurred Monday on the Columbia River near Portland, Oregon, and photos show the animal creeping along the bank.

Colorado Wildlife officials say a man was “clawed in the head by a mountain lion” while he was relaxing in a hot tub on Saturday night.

L.A. held a massive outdoor memorial Saturday for P-22, a mountain lion that became famous for living in the hills above Hollywood and was euthanized in December after being hit by a car.

A bear in Colorado is spreading lots of joy thanks to its curious nature and photogenic face.

A rare black bear with a white coat known as a “spirit bear” was captured on a trail camera in Michigan’s Western Upper peninsula this month.

A couple living in Wisconsin said they killed a bear when it attacked them inside their house on Friday, leaving them injured.

A zebra inside Disney’s Animal Kingdom reportedly died early Thursday in Florida during what was described as an accident involving two other animals.

Police in western India’s Maharashtra state recently arrested four men for allegedly “gang-raping” a Bengal monitor lizard, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Thursday, noting an official for the Maharashtra Forest Department confirmed the group’s arrest on Wednesday.

The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) warned Tuesday the very personal protection equipment it pushed people to wear during the coronavirus pandemic, such as surgical masks and gowns, is having an unexpected impact on the environment.

Footage captured the moment a bull elk used its antler to ring the doorbell of an Estes Park home in Colorado.

Police in the southern Guangdong province busted a wildlife-smuggling ring sitting on eight tons of pangolin scales worth about $62 million, among other illegal animal products, Chinese state media reported Wednesday.

A wild video captured in a TikTok post depicts an alligator eating a drone, and suffering severe consequences in the form of internal burning. Smoke began to billow out of the gator’s mouth only moments after it mistook the device for food.

A trip to the store turned into an interesting encounter with wildlife Monday for a couple living in St. Cloud, Florida.

A study published by Scientific Reports on Monday documented the sale of almost 50,000 live animals at the infamous “wet markets” of Wuhan during the two years before the coronavirus outbreak that would spread around the world.

A zoo in China waited nearly three weeks to alert the public that it had accidentally released three leopard cubs into the local environment for fear of losing tourist revenue during a recent public holiday, Singapore’s Mothership news site reported on Tuesday.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Tuesday recommended a ban on the sale of live wild animals at food markets.

Personal Protective Equipment is morphing into a new wave of masks and gloves litter and is now threatening wildlife around the globe.