Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products poses spillover risks, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The global ...

Another study has shown that the worldwide trade of wild animals increases the spread of disease between wildlife and humans. The new research focused on mammal species. Any sale of wild animals, ...

Decades of data reveal that animals involved in the wildlife trade—from pet sales to meat markets to illegal poaching—are much more likely to carry pathogens that can infect humans The wildlife trade ...

From house pets to sea turtles, animals across the world are now facing illnesses once believed to affect only humans. Rising cases of cancer, diabetes, obesity, and joint diseases in animals are ...

The radioactive region around Chernobyl, Ukraine, the site of the worst nuclear disaster in human history, has become an ...

University of Queensland researchers say the threat posed by pet cats to Australian wildlife could be overstated, but other ...

In the world’s jungles, danger comes in many forms – deadly predators, fatal disease, hazardous terrain, extreme isolation, ...

When people think of wildlife trade, they often picture smugglers sneaking in rare and endangered species from far-off countries. Yet most wildlife trade is actually legal, and the United States is ...