African wild dogs are used to evading hyenas and lions. Genetic research suggests they are using the same strengths to get around human development as well.

To many of us trophy hunting is repellent. But here’s a look at why killing wild animals might be pleasurable to some.

It’s usually good news when a once-scarce species starts to recover – unless it starts getting in humans’ way. An ecologist explains how science can help predict unwelcome encounters.

One in 200 jaguars are likely to be affected by dams, versus one in five tigers.

Lo, a California sea lion, was able to control what she perceives using her whiskers — a highly cognitive skill.

Better understanding sea lions' habitat in New Zealand could help the population rebound but not get into so much trouble.

Presenting accounts of technological success in captive lion breeding against the backdrop of rapidly diminishing wildlife loss lets humans off the hook too easily.

India's last cheetah was killed 70 years ago. Should the country import a different subspecies from Namibia?

The loss of sea ice in the Arctic has opened pathways for a virus deadly to seals, otters, and other marine mammals, researchers say.