Although canines and felines are more common than exotic companion animals, the AVMA survey found that 2.1 million own pet birds, 1.1 million own small mammals such as gerbils and hamsters, 0.9 ...

Nile monitor lizards are breeding across South Florida, and experts say the window to stop their spread is already closing.

Nile monitors are olive-green or black with yellow striping on their head and jaw. They have razor-sharp claws, a long split ...

Researchers pinpoint when temperature determines sex and uncover early genetic changes guiding male or female development in ...

The Portland Easter eggs are everywhere. Food carts dot the streets. Sasquatch makes an appearance. Hipsters in lumberjack ...

Nile monitor lizards, an invasive species, are making their presence known in Cape Coral as temperatures rise.

Powerful, carnivorous Nile monitor lizards are expanding through South Florida's canal systems, with sightings climbing sharply, according to wildlife officials.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Three native Kansas species have officially left the ‘threatened’ category behind following a recent vote by wildlife officials. KDWP officials shared in January 2025 that a prior ...

The news never seemed to stop in 2025, and usually, it focused on humans. But many of the newsmakers walked on four legs, not two. This year saw headlines about a massive escaped lizard that roamed ...

BUFFALO — A FEDERAL JUDGE has sentenced Wei Qiang Lin, a Brooklyn resident and Chinese national, to two years in prison for illegally exporting protected turtles, snakes and lizards to Hong Kong after ...

Boxes labeled as toys hid hundreds of live reptiles headed overseas, federal prosecutors say. A Brooklyn man will spend two years in prison after authorities caught him exporting live turtles, snakes, ...

Under no light but the stars, a green sea turtle hauls herself out of the surf and onto the familiar sand of Alagadi Beach on the northern coast of Cyprus. She doesn’t notice any predators as she ...