Across the United States, a patchwork of bans and crackdowns reveals the hidden dangers of keeping some animals as pets.

Initially established in Everglades National Park in the early 1980s, Burmese pythons quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's wildlife, contributing to the decline of small mammals, including raccoons ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described Thursday as "one of the largest confiscations of the species." The cubs ...

Ampara Silvestre's viral campaign to combat social media-driven exotic pet demand." #wildlifetrade #animalrights #socialmediainfluence ...