Four men were recently arrested and fined for attempting to smuggle more than 5,000 ants out of Kenya. Aiming to sell them as part of the exotic pet trade, these ants were being stored in individual ...

Authorities arrested all of the suspects. Airport officials make shocking discovery strapped to passenger's body — here's what they found first appeared on The Cool Down.

Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.

Tony continues an exploration of invasive species. In part two of the series, Tony continues an exploration of invasive species. This episode includes the Caribbean land crab, lionfish and ...

In an unnamed river in central Indonesia, locals found a brightly colored creature and sold it into the pet trade. Abdullah Ammar via Unsplash Sometimes for researchers to discover a new species, it ...

Pet parrots from Mexico are now thriving in the wild in Los Angeles, numbering in the thousands, as scientists unravel the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Owners of Axolotls have been granted a window by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) ending on June 30 to register these animals as pets . Axolotls were placed on ...