An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1 ...

Data from 70 countries show increases in the proportion of women with secondary or higher education, and a higher proportion ...

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) advisory on recent animal cases of New World screwworm (NWS) in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, ...

UPSHUR COUNTY, Texas (KETK)– The Upshur County Commissioners Court and judge unanimously approved a comprehensive plan on ...

New Mexico’s official state animal is the American black bear, but the choice reflected more than the presence of a large ...

Warning: The following story may be disturbing to some readers. It's a video that's hard to watch for anyone — but is it a mercy killing, as an East Texas dog breeder claims, or clear evidence of ...

Latrobe is dropping its longtime Salem-based animal control provider in favor of an Indiana County nonprofit that has added a stray animal pickup service to its animal shelter and sanctuary operation.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- New CDC data show flu cases are rising across the country, including in Texas, and health experts caution the surge hasn't peaked. December has brought more than colder ...

The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is the largest native rodent in the United States. Adults usually measure two to three feet in body length, and their broad, flat tails can add nearly a ...

Ask people to name Arizona’s state animal, and most will guess something obvious, such as a coyote, bobcat, or desert bighorn sheep. Few expect the official state mammal of Arizona to be the ringtail, ...

Fifty years ago, Cile Holloway attended a national animal welfare conference and realized there was nobody working on legislation to improve the lives of animals in Texas. Back then, it was a tough ...