Every year on December 10, advocates around the world observe International Animal Rights Day, a reminder that animals (whether they’re elephants who spent decades performing, abandoned pets fighting ...

Scientists and tourists alike have been amazed by the massive sea lion hanging out on a San Francisco pier. The species can ...

Wildlife authorities confirmed Thursday that nine more elephant seals, a sea lion and an otter have died from bird flu at Ano Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County. That brings the total number of ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 ...

Sea lions rest on a buoy in Morro Bay. They are the largest marine mammals that live year-round in the bay, where they feed primarily on squid, fish and octopus. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, ...