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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.

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.

The U.N. group that monitors wildlife trade votes to protect the great white shark as an endangered species. Sales of shark teeth and jaws -- which can fetch tens of thousands of dollars -- will be closely monitored, and may be banned if great white numbers keep fading. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

South Texas is the one place in the U.S. where ocelots breed in the wild. After the death of a male, scientists tried something novel: artificial insemination from a wild ocelot into one at a zoo.

Pere David's Deer was near extinction before a French missionary helped rescue it at the turn of the 19th century. The animal's story may reflect new environmental awareness in China, despite social and economic pressures still threatening the country's wildlife.

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to kill some 470,000 owls over 30 years to protect other owl species has prompted conservationists and animal welfare advocates to weigh the consequences.

Sky-high prices for elephant ivory and rhino horn have pushed wildlife poaching to a fever pitch. So in attempt to outfox the sophisticated poaching operations, conservationists and government rangers are teaming up to launch small, camera-carrying drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, above southwest Africa.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that the Commonwealth’s first documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) had been confirmed in a deer.

The United Nations effort to achieve "harmony" with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.

Zoonotic pathogens, which include not only COVID-19 but HIV/AIDS and Ebola, have increasingly emerged because of stresses humans have placed on animal habitats, according to a United Nations report.