The great hornbill in Bangladesh is facing an existential crisis under the threefold pressure of deforestation, habitat destruction and international wildlife trafficking networks ...

A mix of outdoor stories from Pennsylvania, including information on Penn State Extension offering a “Venison 101” course.

Archaeologists examining an approximately 6,200-year-old skull uncovered at a Copper Age site identified a series of injuries on the skull matching to a young adult male. The wounds were most ...

Crocodiles have ruled rivers and wetlands for over 200 million years, but a handful of animals push back hard enough to win.

A rare wild cat began appearing at this solar farm after dark, and cameras soon revealed it was bringing its entire family to ...

Science has spent decades trying to reconstruct Megalodon, the most powerful predator the oceans ever produced. The picture ...

“Something that we thought was extinct was in this beautiful place that nobody goes to,” Iroro Tanshi said of the find Etinosa Yvonne Biologist Iroro Tanshi rediscovered the short-tailed roundleaf bat ...

As the group stage of the World Cup begins, the team at USA TODAY Pets was wondering: Which iconic dog breeds originated from the various countries competing to be the best soccer team on the globe?

Increased sightings of the world’s two largest whale species offers fresh hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants. More than 40 years since the end of commercial whaling, new research ...

More rules could soon be coming for mountain lion hunting in Texas as wildlife officials push to answer a basic question they say the state still cannot fully answer: How many mountain lions are ...

Louisiana hunters will be able to catch up to 10,000 more alligators this fall as part of a new recreational season, another milestone in the stunning population resurgence of the ancient reptiles ...

Wild dolphins were captured on film putting sea sponges over their snouts, using them as tools to hunt along the seafloor. Dolphins pass down this unique skill from parent to child, and it is much ...