As Halloween draws near, you may be interested in learning Louisiana folklore. Here are Louisiana's folktale creatures and ...

There's more evidence of turtle nesting than usual on this Louisiana barrier island chain, making maintaining the land more important than ever.

Seven staff members were transported for a medical evaluation at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Tuesday. “During a routine autoclave run, several staff complained of eye irritation,” ...

Send in the special investi-gator! An alligator was discovered this month in a freshwater pond in Freeport, Long Island — part of a growing trend of exotic, non-native pets being dumped in the region.

The Galapagos Islands are the stuff of travel legends. First, because flights and lodging on the islands are prohibitively expensive for most travelers. Second, the islands are geared more heavily ...

Animal shelters in the city have been over capacity this summer, and the next season usually brings in more pets. Do Americans trust White House on Trump's health? Here's what a new poll found Mom ...

The sultry interiors of the Caribbean islands are a veritable haven for tropical wildlife. From giant butterflies in Jamaica to ancient iguanas in the Bahamas, see the region at its most untamed.

Descendants of the island’s former inhabitants struggle to balance environmental conservation with sustaining their community ...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Animal shelters in the city have been over capacity this summer, and the next season usually brings in more pets. A shelter in Queens is networking with other locations around ...

A national animal welfare organization aims to expand its footprint with a proposed Woodbury facility that would provide medical care to homeless dogs and cats. Best Friends Animal Society, a Utah ...