Birds bred in captivity have been freed. Biologists are waiting to see whether they will mate with the wild species.
A "canine surveillance" corps could offer a noninvasive, four-legged method to screen people in airports, businesses or hospitals, researchers say.
Isolate the cat? Clorox the dog? We asked experts about the connections between pets, wildlife and the coronavirus.
The Wild Animal Sanctuary, which relocated the 39 tigers to sprawling enclosures on the Colorado prairie, has lost both food and financial donations during the coronavirus pandemic.
Primate sanctuaries in Africa are struggling to keep their operations afloat -- and keep the virus away from their animals, which could be susceptible to it.
Hundreds of dogs being groomed to guide people with disabilities are living in foster homes โ safe and happy, but unable to do in-public training critical to their work.
If humans pass the virus to bats, it could threaten fragile populations or create a new reservoir for the pathogen.
The directors of the Netflix hit have been criticized for glossing over animal abuse. They say the rivalry-revenge story is meant to reveal "horrible suffering and exploitation of these cats."
The global wildlife trade, agricultural intensification, deforestation and urbanization are bringing people closer to animals, giving their viruses more of what they need to infect us: opportunity.
Hoof-trimming and other routine procedures are on hold as slimmed-down zoo staffs focus on securing eucalyptus for koalas and keeping gorillas pathogen-free.
โDogs donโt recognize snowstorms, holidays or, as it turns out, pandemics. The pets expect us to be available, or certainly their owners do," one vet said.
Chimpanzees, gorillas and other great apes have been killed by other human respiratory diseases.
People are adopting and fostering dogs, cats, and even some chickens during the coronavirus outbreak, as shelters and rescues have to close their doors.
There's no evidence dogs can transmit covid-19, but social distancing is making dog park interactions tricky.
People are distinctly social animals, because our survival depends on one another. But experts say weeks, even months, of reduced contact won't do long-term harm.
The test result was negative, but the dog could still have been infected by humans, Hong Kong officials said.
The deaths left only one of the uniquely colored animals remaining in the country.
Desert animals too large to squeeze between the bars of President Trumpโs border wall will soon have their habitats cut in two and in recent weeks, cameras set up along the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona have been capturing the last few moments before partition.
Coronaviruses can infect multiple species, including cats and dogs.
Park officials are no longer trying to tamp the macaque population down.
