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Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth

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Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary
Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

‘We’ve got to do better’; Protesters criticize law enforcement’s response to alleged animal abuse

‘We’ve got to do better’; Protesters criticize law enforcement’s response to alleged animal abuse

Judge dismisses animal cruelty lawsuit against Maine Lobster Festival

Judge dismisses animal cruelty lawsuit against Maine Lobster Festival

'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding...' Meet the vegan stars advocating for animal rights

'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding...' Meet the vegan stars advocating for animal rights

Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

The UK government has said it will ban trail hunting, the rural sport that police and animal rights activists have long accused of being a “smokescreen” for illegal foxhunting.

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

Waste, Fauci and ‘Transgender’ Mice: How MAGA Is Warming to Animal Rights

The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.

‘We’ve got to do better’; Protesters criticize law enforcement’s response to alleged animal abuse

Judge dismisses animal cruelty lawsuit against Maine Lobster Festival

'I love animals more than I love most people, not kidding...' Meet the vegan stars advocating for animal rights

Minnesota shelters taking in 50 beagles saved from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin

Minnesota shelters taking in 50 beagles saved from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin

Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary

Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary

Footage Reveals Imperiled White Lions Languishing at Texas Roadside Zoo

Footage Reveals Imperiled White Lions Languishing at Texas Roadside Zoo

Video captures grey whale being struck by Sea-Doo in Vancouver

Video captures grey whale being struck by Sea-Doo in Vancouver

‘They know they’re safe’: beagles saved from US research facility after protests

‘They know they’re safe’: beagles saved from US research facility after protests

Minnesota shelters taking in 50 beagles saved from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin

Minnesota shelters taking in 50 beagles saved from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin

Minnesota animal rescues are stepping up to take in dogs from a Wisconsin research facility accused of animal abuse.

Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary

Hundreds of animals rescued from ‘appalling’ conditions at California sanctuary

Authorities in California have rescued more than 400 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats, from a now shuttered sanctuary in San Diego county.

Footage Reveals Imperiled White Lions Languishing at Texas Roadside Zoo

Video captures grey whale being struck by Sea-Doo in Vancouver

‘They know they’re safe’: beagles saved from US research facility after protests

Can India’s last lions be saved?

Can India’s last lions be saved?

Meet the conservationist helping people live with wild animals

Meet the conservationist helping people live with wild animals

Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth

Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth

From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens

From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens

Iconic endangered bird returned to New Zealand's capital after a century's absence

Iconic endangered bird returned to New Zealand's capital after a century's absence

Can India’s last lions be saved?

Can India’s last lions be saved?

Decades after nearly going extinct, the world’s only existing population of Asiatic lions is overrunning a small reserve in western India. Now what?

Meet the conservationist helping people live with wild animals

Meet the conservationist helping people live with wild animals

Krithi Karanth, the 2026 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, is reimagining how wildlife conservation can work.

Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth

From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens

Iconic endangered bird returned to New Zealand's capital after a century's absence

Meet the people preserving the practice of bird banding

Meet the people preserving the practice of bird banding

Coyote who swam to Alcatraz Island went twice as far as previously thought

Coyote who swam to Alcatraz Island went twice as far as previously thought

How a Nat Geo photographer captured the first-ever drone footage of Earth’s largest land migration

How a Nat Geo photographer captured the first-ever drone footage of Earth’s largest land migration

Rare jaguar caught on camera drinking from Arizona watering hole

Rare jaguar caught on camera drinking from Arizona watering hole

Why 'Chonkers' the Steller sea lion is such a rare sight

Why 'Chonkers' the Steller sea lion is such a rare sight

Meet the people preserving the practice of bird banding

Meet the people preserving the practice of bird banding

Birds migrate across the world; so do the volunteers who come together for annual bird-banding efforts. But the impacts of U.S. funding cuts threaten to spread across the border, imperiling the future of conservation

Coyote who swam to Alcatraz Island went twice as far as previously thought

Coyote who swam to Alcatraz Island went twice as far as previously thought

A coyote that gained national attention for swimming to Alcatraz Island in California actually swam twice as far as originally thought to the infamous landmark, surprising researchers tracking the wild animal.

How a Nat Geo photographer captured the first-ever drone footage of Earth’s largest land migration

Rare jaguar caught on camera drinking from Arizona watering hole

Why 'Chonkers' the Steller sea lion is such a rare sight

Can Ibiza's colorful lizards survive a snake explosion?

Can Ibiza's colorful lizards survive a snake explosion?

Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

Why do crabs walk sideways? Scientists trace it back 200 million years

Why do crabs walk sideways? Scientists trace it back 200 million years

City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why

City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

Can Ibiza's colorful lizards survive a snake explosion?

Can Ibiza's colorful lizards survive a snake explosion?

Scientists are in a race against time to document and safeguard the diversity of lizards that live on the island and its neighbors, before predators gobble them all up.

Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any other animal.

Why do crabs walk sideways? Scientists trace it back 200 million years

City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why

Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?

There are many more Ridglans. Here’s what the government should do to protect every dog at risk of laboratory testing

There are many more Ridglans. Here’s what the government should do to protect every dog at risk of laboratory testing

The USDA Wants to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds, Despite the Risks

The USDA Wants to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds, Despite the Risks

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

There are many more Ridglans. Here’s what the government should do to protect every dog at risk of laboratory testing

There are many more Ridglans. Here’s what the government should do to protect every dog at risk of laboratory testing

Explore why the rescue of 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms is just the beginning. Learn how the Animal Legal Defense Fund is advocating for USDA reform and stronger federal protections to end animal testing.

The USDA Wants to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds, Despite the Risks

The USDA Wants to Increase Slaughterhouse Line Speeds, Despite the Risks

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has long set slaughterhouse line speeds, which are the speeds at which slaughterhouses are allowed to move animals through stunning, killing, butchering, and inspection.

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Keir Starmer urged to ban ‘cruel’ greyhound racing in England

Police use gas and rubber bullets on activists at beagle facility in Wisconsin

Police use gas and rubber bullets on activists at beagle facility in Wisconsin

Flat-faced dogs often struggle to breathe easy

Flat-faced dogs often struggle to breathe easy

Would you adopt a lab animal?

Would you adopt a lab animal?

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

Police use gas and rubber bullets on activists at beagle facility in Wisconsin

Police use gas and rubber bullets on activists at beagle facility in Wisconsin

A chaotic scene unfolded on Saturday at a beagle breeding and biomedical research facility in Wisconsin as about 1,000 animal rights activists seeking to breach the property were rebuffed with rubber bullets and pepper spray by law enforcement.

Flat-faced dogs often struggle to breathe easy

Flat-faced dogs often struggle to breathe easy

Pugs and bulldogs aren’t the only dogs with breathing problems. Pekingese, Japanese chins and other squish-faced breeds have this issue, too.

Would you adopt a lab animal?

Dog cafes: How pet friendly should businesses be?

‘Profit prioritised over welfare’: UK’s premier exotic animal hospital to close

Mary had a little lamb, but Teemu the sheep had 6

Mary had a little lamb, but Teemu the sheep had 6

Why chicken farms’ reliance on cheap imported soya bean is risky business

Why chicken farms’ reliance on cheap imported soya bean is risky business

This tool-using cow stunned scientists with her smarts

This tool-using cow stunned scientists with her smarts

Picture This Pig: Diners Shift From Selecting Meat On the Menu

Picture This Pig: Diners Shift From Selecting Meat On the Menu

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk

Mary had a little lamb, but Teemu the sheep had 6

Mary had a little lamb, but Teemu the sheep had 6

Vermont farmer shocked at sheep sextuplets: Teemu the sheep is named after Hockey Hall of Famer Teemu Selänne — and just like her Finnish superstar namesake, she delivered.

Why chicken farms’ reliance on cheap imported soya bean is risky business

Why chicken farms’ reliance on cheap imported soya bean is risky business

Letter: Ruth Tanner sets out the wider environmental and economic ramifications of factory-farmed poultry in response to a letter on chicken feed.

This tool-using cow stunned scientists with her smarts

Picture This Pig: Diners Shift From Selecting Meat On the Menu

Bird Flu Detected in Iowa Backyard Chicken Flocks as Migration Raises Risk