Ever imagined a wild animal trying to play tag with a human with no dangerous intent? Turns out, it’s not as rare as you’d think. You’d probably think of Fido or Fluffy when you picture an animal that ...

A viral video of a man’s painful porcupine encounter becomes a lesson in wildlife behavior and safety. Learn how porcupine quills work, why handling wild animals is dangerous, and what this accidental ...

More wild species are becoming urban wildlife. How are animals and people learning to coexist in these places?

Language shapes the way we view our world. In the field of wildlife conservation, even very subtle word choices drive peoples’ perceptions around individual species or situations. These word choices ...

When Walton Ford saw the 1933 film “King Kong,” he was entranced by the portrayal of this animal caught in the world of humans and how the movie showed the “cultural fear of all things wild.” Later, ...

Apple TV’s Born To Be Wild follows six endangered young animals, documenting human-led conservation, rearing, and rewilding efforts. Executive producer Lucy van Beek emphasizes creating hope through ...

The degradation of wild habitats and ecosystems often forces wild animals to go outside of their preferred habitats into areas of anthropogenic activity in search for vital resources. Such encounters ...

Human-wildlife overlap could increase across about 57% of the global lands by 2070 and could lead to more conflict between people and animals. Understanding where the overlap is likely to occur -- and ...

As the weather continues to warm, more people head out to enjoy the outdoors. With those excursions, the possibility for contact with wildlife increases, as does the chance a wild animal may be sick.