A reindeer keeper faces paying thousands of pounds after a council said Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Comet and Blitzen should be kept in a “zoo”. Sarah Sutton said changing the licence she has would mean ...

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Authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, have released an updated baboon action plan aimed at reducing conflict between people and baboons, which regularly enter urban areas in search of food. The plan ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

ORR, Minn. – Wildlife researchers often focus on rates of survival and causes of mortality. Sometimes one animal serves to illustrate both. Within minutes of the start of a field expedition in ...

Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Muskoka works with global non-profit Humane World for Animals to construct a facility to house African lions at risk of euthanasia while awaiting transport to ...

Regina Ochapowace First Nation enacts temporary dog control bylaw More young people in Sask. taking part in alcohol-free January ‘Work towards that common goal’: Sask. leaders support PM’s trip to ...