Wildlife sanctuaries, conservation centers and animal encounters often provide animal lovers with an opportunity to interact with magnificent creatures outside of a zoo setting. Sometimes that means a ...

Some years back, a Great Blue Heron dropped out of the sky and into our family’s garden. The bird did not move and it looked tired. When we cautiously entered the garden, it did not try to step away, ...

There’s something profoundly different about watching an elephant amble across the savanna versus seeing one pace behind glass at a zoo. When animals move freely in their own environments, the ...

Walter Veit receives funding from the Representing Evolution project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation ...