Each year millions of exotic animals are sold around the world, destined for people’s basements and backyards. The term “exotic” doesn’t have a set definition, but it usually refers to a wild animal ...

Pakistan's floods – among the deadliest in the country's recent history — swept away villages, submerged farmland and forced over 2 million people from their homes, mainly in the northeastern Punjab ...

An increasing number of people are driven from their homes by crises such as conflict, political instability, climate change, and economic hardship. A record 122 million people are forcibly displaced ...

Derbyshire County Council has launched its first-ever blueprint to protect and restore nature across the county. The Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) sets out a long-term vision for restoring and ...

GEORGE TOWN: Recent ­sightings of saltwater crocodiles in unexpected places is a sign that rapid development is pushing them out of shrinking habitats, experts say. Malaysian Nature Society Penang ...

HOUSTON – A former director of the Houston Habitat for Humanity ReStore is facing theft charges after being accused of embezzling more than $177,000 from the nonprofit, according to court documents.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Gulf Coast delicacy is going extinct. Officials say oyster habitats in the Pensacola Bay have been on the decline for decades, while environmentalists say it will have a negative ...

With deep roots, sturdy trunks, and the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, date palms (Phoenix dactylifera) are among the species best adapted to the arid desert environment. It is no ...

RADNOR LAKE STATE PARK, Tenn. (WTVF) — Peak migration season has arrived for monarch butterflies, and they're now passing through Tennessee on their journey south. But these iconic black and orange ...

An estate in Kent is planting young elm trees bred to be resilient to Dutch elm disease (DED) in a bid to help improve habitats for a rare species of butterfly. The Hadlow Estate near Tonbridge ...

Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ocean waters and climate change. But an effort off the coast of Maine ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane River is struggling through another challenging summer as dropping water levels expose critical fish habitat. Large sections of the river completely dried out last week.