New Zealand recognizes nonhuman animals as sentient beings but it's okay to kill them by the millions using horrifically painful methods Sentience, and the ethical demands that arise from this ...

Killer whales are apex predators with immense strength, intelligence, and coordinated hunting strategies that allow them to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The complex relationship between three species in California has led officials to resume the killing of ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Max Graham, a writer for High Country News, about Alaska's declining caribou population, and the state's plan to save them by shooting predators like grizzlies and wolves.

Not everyone agrees with Ms. Macdonald's claim that "killing introduced predators is absolutely necessary." For example, she writes about the views of Wellington (New Zealand) ecologist, Jamie Steer, ...

There was a time not too long ago when people living on Alaska's Bering Sea coast could find dozens or even hundreds of caribou passing just miles from their homes. The animals were a reliable food ...