Animals

The fish are a critical food source for larger fish like striped bass, as well as bears, raptors, cormorants and gulls.

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday.

About 10 years ago, writer Kim Frank set out to learn why wild elephants were trampling people in India. She revealed a complex human-wildlife conflict.

Amid a shortage of veterinarians across the country, Rowan’s Shreiber School gives aspiring animal doctors a chance to stay in the Garden State.

SPCA's communications and development director says the cats are receiving treatment for fleas, ear mites and respiratory infections, among other things.

While living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago, Goodall documented the animals using tools and doing other activities previously believed to be exclusive to people.

Though conservation efforts have helped to improve piping plover pairings, researchers say fledgling numbers are not keeping pace.

The McCausland Arena at the Chamounix Equestrian Center was built by the youth development organization Work to Ride.

On National Dog Day, a South Jersey trainer shares how her past trauma helps her connect with and rehabilitate abused, anxious dogs.

In South Jersey, a local rescue group is saving abandoned horses and reimagining equine care.

The 16 were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo. The parents are both estimated to be about 100 years old.

The Philadelphia Zoo has welcomed an Amur tiger and an Amur leopard as part of a coordinated conservation effort to protect two of the world’s most endangered big cat species.

Beach patrollers say they’re seeing the most jellyfish activity in recent memory. Lewes Beach had over four times as many stings in July compared to the same month last year.

In colonial Philadelphia, oysters were a uniquely democratic food.

The partnership will expand adoption opportunities and create a new state-of-the-art animal care facility for the region.