Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no longer roam as freely or feel the sun on their beaks as some U.S. and...
California officials are raising concerns that the intense heat waves across the state may cause nearly all young endangered salmon in the Sacramento River to die. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) told CNN that there could be...
The tourist, in her sandals, flower-print shirt and floppy sun hat, was concentrating on keeping a sure footing. The boulders on this desolately beautiful stretch of coastline were jagged and slippery. Then, she looked up. Before...
Indian authorities have launched a probe into the deaths of at least 18 elephants, as a leading conservationist raises doubts that the animals were killed by lightning. The dead herd was found in the hilly Kandali Proposed...
About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday. The authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said that it's still unclear what caused the animals' deaths,...
Hundreds of tons of dead marine life have washed ashore and wafted a putrid stench along Florida’s beaches in recent weeks amid a toxic red tide bloom spreading in its waters. Thomas Patarek lives just a...
The East Texas city of Texarkana experienced a rare weather event to close out the year: It rained fish. The phenomenon, known as “animal rain,” occurred Wednesday in the city, where officials declared in a Facebook post that...
This year's avian flu outbreak is killing a near record number of poultry across the United States, according to agriculture officials. A new form of the virus, commonly referred to as bird flu, has infected more wild chickens...
Two men have died from injuries suffered in wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres across Kansas this week. Fierce winds sparked a slew of wildfires, as some ranchers lost their homes, barns and...
When Glen Nguyen drove his boat out onto Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon, he did not bother bringing his fishing rod. The 38-year-old St. Petersburg, Fla., native had cast lines into the bay since he...