Wild animals across the globe are increasingly contracting diseases that were once considered uniquely human problems, from ...

Similar situations are popping up elsewhere in the US. Researchers make concerning discovery after following wild animals' ...

Feeding wild animals might seem like a harmless act of kindness, but it often carries serious and unintended consequences.

Guest Opinion. Altruism is helping without a benefit and sometimes at a risk to one’s self. Animals helping others of their own species makes sense to perpetuate the species or help continue their own ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A new report from a World Health Organization panel has determined that COVID-19 originated in China likely through "zoonotic spillover," when a virus or bacteria is transferred from a wild animal ...

City-dwelling raccoons are physically changing as they adapt to human environments. They are, however, still wild animals.

Massachusetts poultry farmers are taking extra precautions against bird flu after several cases were reported among wild and backyard birds in the state. Officials suspect the virus lead to the deaths ...