“Murderous Mary” was executed in the town of Erwin, Tennessee, more than a century ago, and her saddening story still resonates today with conservationists worldwide. Few stories are as perplexing and ...

Both Asian and African elephant species are either endangered or critically endangered, with fewer than half a million of them left in the wild — a staggering and sobering statistic. Thankfully, a ...

The golden age of the circus is long past, and gone are the days when bombastic advertisements would draw thousands of clamoring fans eager to see the exotic spectacles they promised. While that may ...