NEW BEDFORD – Buttonwood Park Zoo is not just a place where visitors can see exotic animals in their habitats, but it is also a hub for scientific research and conservation efforts. With the zoo’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Until Michigan lawmakers intervened, incidents at Michigan zoos involving a raccoon-turned-trespasser and an aggressive pygmy ...

The study of genetic parameters has become increasingly central to optimising goat production systems worldwide. Researchers have long focused on estimating heritability, genetic correlations, and the ...

OVERTON, Texas (KETK) – The American Brahman Breeders Association has named the AgriLife Research Brahman cattle program in ...

An understanding of the origin and dynamics of heritable genetic variation within classical animal breeding programs is needed to provide the context for understanding the contributions and concerns ...

These animals can be found in Australia and New Guinea. As an ambassador animal, Teddy will not be on display but he might be used as part of educational classes at the zoo or future breeding programs ...

Back in 2018, Miami welcomed a unique new resident: a 7-year-old Asian elephant named Ongard. The first male elephant born in Australia’s Melbourne Zoo, Ongard arrived in South Florida on a chartered ...

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW) announced that the total number of wildlife animals released under its breeding and reintroduction programs for locally threatened species has exceeded 10,000 ...

House bills would allow rural counties to establish animal control programs and close a loophole allowing large-scale dog ...