Joe Howlett gave his life to save an animal that may already be past the point of no return. After ten centuries of annihilation, is there any way to undo the damage done?

Most of the fish we eat die by asphyxiation. But there’s a better way, both for the fish and those who eat them.

Animal rescue centers have been buying dogs at auction from the very puppy mills they protest. Those dogs are then adopted out in exchange for significant donations,.

Carol, who was out for a walk one afternoon, saw me marching around and shouted across the street: “YOU SURE WANT TO FIND THAT CAT!”

“YES,” I yelled back. “I SURE DO.”

Fishing gear can pose a deadly threat to whales—and to those who try to save them.

How animals see.

Under mysterious circumstances, two sisters are abandoned on an island.

“The most decorated athlete in all of Kazakhstan is a five-year-old Mongolian horse named Lazer.”

In a surreal, grotesque world, a woman named Little Skin Bag searches for a sense of self .

Among other things, crows can recognize human faces—and train each other to avoid people they don’t like.

Horseshoe crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel. Which means it’s incredibly valuable. Which means biomedical companies are bleeding 500,000 crabs a year. Nobody knows quite what that means for the crabs.

Traditions, feuds, and controversies in British pest control.

South Florida is being overrun with cane toads, which can weigh almost six pounds. No one knows why they are swelling in numbers or when their population growth will slow.

The inner lives of other species.

A war on wolves in Utah.

How the veterinary industry went corporate.

Stalking bluefin tuna, the most valuable wild animal in the world.

A search for meaning through academics, cultural studies, and terrorism.

A story from the end of the earth.

A whale permeates a series of culture clashes.

On a centuries-long war that may be coming to an end.

In their struggle for survival, bees have an unlikely ally: Monsanto.

The doctors, patient, and ethics behind the experiment.

On the mountain lions of Los Angeles.