Animals

Avian influenza is affecting poultry flocks, wild waterfowl, marine mammals, bears, foxes, leopards, cows, cats, dogs and humans, among other species. What’s behind such a high rate of interspecies transmission?

Charles has fathered 27 owlets with seven mates. For now, he's keeping things casual with his new mate, May.

Park leaders share what it takes to transform a golf course into a safari park, the zoo’s aim to bolster endangered species, and how the park will be a boon to local wildlife and the regional economy.

Destination Discovery will feature new animal habitats and interactive play. It is being built with sustainable design practices.

From the documentation shown in the HBO docuseries, PETA is pushing for Tonia Haddix and her conspirators to be charged with perjury and obstruction of justice — and for her Animal Welfare Act license to be revoked.

The 425-acre plot sits in Spanish Lake, near Ferguson at the junction of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.

Many women report staying in abusive relationships over fear of leaving their pet. A St. Louis domestic violence shelter is working to remove that deterrent.

In May, the Ballwin Wildlife Rescue Center’s “I found a fawn” website traffic was up 635%.

An Andean bear named Ben once again escaped his enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo.

St. Louis Zoo and Brookfield Zoo in Chicago recently swapped two western lowland gorillas in an effort to help the survival of the critically endangered species.