Animals

Pier 55 elevated island park finally gets the go-ahead for construction

[gallery_extend] The $130 million Pier 55 park, which was designed by landscape architect Signe Nielsen,...

The last golden eagle known to live in England could be gone forever, according to wildlife officials. The unnamed...

New York climbing fans will soon be able to take advantage of the April 16th opening of DUMBO Boulders' new outdoor...

[gallery_extend] Munro named his latest installation, available for viewing now through March of next...

Wild tiger populations are on the rise for the first time in 100 years, according to a new report released by the...

Wild tigers have not been found in Cambodia since 2007, leading conservationists to declare the animals “functionally...

In the 1800s, America's bison population was hunted nearly to extinction by European settlers, dealing a devastating...

The World Wildlife Fund issued a new report that warns nearly half of all World Heritage sites are being threatened...

Now here's a happy animal rescue story that ain't no bull. Last week, a brave bull was found on the York College...

Activists may love Leonardo DiCaprio, but right now, the Indonesian government doesn’t. The actor recently incurred...

[gallery_extend] Set on high-capacity caissons anchored into bedrock, Hub on the Hudson opens the High Line...

One intrepid bovine is getting a new lease on life thanks to comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart. A bull...

Do fish have feelings? We typically don’t think of them as warm, fuzzy types, but Yoriko, an Asian sheepshead...

‘Must love sharks.’ If Airbnb’s latest contest were a personal ad, that would be the headline. The hospitality...

Unicorns were real, but they looked nothing like the elegant, shimmering horse-like creatures of fairy tales. Rather,...