Following the long life, and natural death of Beulah the elephant, who was slated to participate in The Big E earlier this fall, Massachusetts lawmakers will consider — again — whether to ban any future elephant acts.

A federal judge has ruled that the care and keeping of Asian elephants Emily and Ruth at Buttonwood Park Zoo does not violate the Endangered Species Act. U.S. District Court Judge William Young ruled on Sept. 24 that the city of New Bedford, as the owner of the zoo, has not harmed or harassed the elephants as defined in the law or related federal regulations.

The Third Circuit ruled Monday that a county-run stadium in Pennsylvania can restrict anti-circus protests to specific areas but cannot stop animal rights activists from using profanity and megaphones.

There’s a new twist in the strange tale of Dan Ashe, CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, a private accreditor of many of the major zoos and aquariums in the U.S. When we checked in on Ashe last year, he was allowing PETA to have a booth at AZA’s annual meeting.

The Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina announced the births of three Amur tiger cubs born on Aug. 14. Amur tigers are classified as an endangered species on the IUCN list. The cubs' parents, Andrea and Dhenuka, came to Rolling Hills Zoo on a breeding recommendation by the Tiger Species Survival Plan developed by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, of which Rolling Hills Zoo is an accredited member.

The pride of lions at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is growing, as three new cubs were born August 16 through August 17th. Mother Naomi is taking care of the cubs behind-the-scenes, and zoo veterinary teams say the cubs all appear to be healthy.

Two baby Amur leopard cubs born in June made their public debut on Wednesday morning at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. The cubs were born June 19 as part of the Species Survival Plan for this critically endangered species.

The state Appellate Court dealt another blow to an animal rights group’s quixotic legal effort to have three elephants named Beulah, Minnie and Karen declared legal “persons” so they can be released from a Litchfield County zoo.

Animal rights extremists are becoming increasingly aggressive in their efforts to end animal agriculture and the meat industry. Releasing reports from major activist conferences enables everyone in animal agriculture to prepare for strategies and tactics targeting their livelihood.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) jointly announce revisions to regulations that implement portions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

A 60-minute documentary called ‘World's Most Famous Tiger’ has won the Best Environment Film award at the 66th National Film Awards.

Animal extremist and vegans plan to protest against the Stark County Fair (OH) and push a non-meat and non-dairy agenda.