The Silver River Museum has suspended weekday student field trips after concerns about increased monkey activity observed in Silver Springs State Park, where the museum is located. “Out of an ...

A 2004 joint survey by the Wildlife Department and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) had estimated the monkey population in Himachal at 3.7 lakh; by the 2023 census, the number had reduced to 1.36 ...

Germany prides itself on its high animal welfare standards, enshrined as a national objective in its constitution since 2002. Yet animal welfare organizations fear the government is stepping back from ...

Scientists found new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls ...

Have you ever noticed the flashy, vividly colored rear ends of some monkeys? You might see monkeys with blue butts and even monkeys with red butts. Bright buttocks in primates are typically linked to ...

Zookeepers spotted the baby clinging to the back of its parents Scout and Ned during their early morning checks last month. It’s the first time one of the rare South American monkeys has ever been ...

One reason is that cities have been expanding rapidly into habitats that used to be theirs alone. Consider Bangalore. In 2008 only about 50% of land within its city limits was classed as “built-up”; ...

By Sharon AtienoTo uphold Kenya’s reputation as a global conservation leader, avoid biodiversity loss and prevent public health threats, the country should take action to end commercial captive ...

Cloned and genetically modified animals are jumping the lab and entering the black market, possibly forever altering our ecosystems.

The effort has sparked uncertainty in South Carolina, where a research company maintains a free-ranging monkey colony on secluded Morgan Island, where nearly 4,000 federally owned rhesus monkeys bask ...