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A federal review released Monday has found widespread misuse of government property and employees at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife…

After nearly going extinct, the grizzly population in the Yellowstone region is 600 strong. The Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to remove them from the list of threatened species. Many conservation groups say it is too soon to de-list the bears, whose population is still fragile.

A monkey took a fall right on top of a transformer at a power station. This tripped the transformer and caused a blackout. The monkey is fine, being cared for by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

In a landmark U.N. study, researchers found nearly half of the world's threatened migratory species have declining populations. More than a fifth of the assessed animals face extinction.

By Angela HattonMurray, KY – Storm Update as of 12:30 PM: Despite warnings from emergency management officials to avoid unnecessary travel, many in Murray…

from Capitol Hill about the intentions of House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- one says he wants to replace all members of the ethics committee investigating his alleged misdeeds.

Smithsonian Institution officials defend their decision to move an exhibit of photos of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to an out-of-the-way location in the Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., saying the photo captions advocated protecting the refuge. View some of the photos that sparked the controversy.

Thomas Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post, discusses this week's long-awaited progress report from Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, the top two American officials in Iraq.

A video posted by the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shows the fugitive flamingo wading into Cox Bay about 120 miles southwest of Houston.

Goats that were originally introduced to the woods of the Olympia ational Forest in Washington state for hunting are now devouring the area's reens and plants, including one species that is considered endangered. In past ears, park officials tried a variety of management methods, including snaring he beasts in nets and sterilization. All have failed to stem the goat opulation. Jennifer Schmidt of Seattle member station K-P-L-U reports that many elieve the only alternative is to shoot the goats in order to control their ising numbers. Defenders of wildlife are up in arms about the proposal.