One of the darkest aspects of the late 19th and early 20th century was casual disregard for the personhood of human beings ...

We know—and love—the Turtle Rescue Team here at The Abstract. But their work isn't just limited to our shelled friends: ...

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced four cheetah cubs were born last month to ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't ...

Despite early conservation successes, by the 1990s the world's tiger population was under dire threat. In this beautifully ...

As the Milwaukee County Zoo continues to prep its new $22.6 million Rhino Care Center, two new Eastern Black Rhinos have arrived in town.

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – The Sunset Zoo in Manhattan reports that one of its more well-known residents has died. The Sunset Zoo issued a press release on Oct. 29 reporting that Susie the western chimpanzee ...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Manhattan’s Sunset Zoo is mourning the loss of Susie, the oldest female Chimpanzee in human care. According to Sunset Zoo, Susie, the Western Chimpanzee, had been under close ...

In a case which the results would seem obvious to most people and make litigating it unnecessary, the Michigan Court of Appeals had to rule that chimpanzees are not “persons” therefore they aren’t ...

Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will not need ...

(AP) - Chimpanzees in Michigan are not considered “persons” with human rights, according to the state’s Court of Appeals. That means the owners of the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsula will ...