Nation becoming home to more exotic beasts
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It's a jungle out there: the number of sightings of non-indigenous, exotic animals in Britain has sky-rocketed in the last six years, according to a new study.
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Economic growth is booming in countries like India and China where American popular culture does not dominate.
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More than 15,000 species, from sharks to frogs to fir trees, are facing extinction and the total is rising faster than ever before.
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In a country that has long prided itself on homogeneity, it's becoming cool for youth to embrace the growing number of foreigners in their midst.
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These are just a few cases from Britain's urban jungle as booming human and wildlife populations get increasingly in each other's way.
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With monitor lizards, snakes, and  bats prowling their parks, residents of tropical Singapore are  no strangers to the occasional animal ambush.
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A five-year survey of fish for sale at ports across the archipelago has revealed at least 20 previously unknown species, according to the Australian team that led the study.See photos >>
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If it seems quiet in your back yard these days, it&#39;s probably because so many species of birds have flown the coop, bound south on their migratory journeys.
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By BARRY MCDONALD  WEIRD creatures you say? That's hardly a rarity on TV these days. A simple flick through the channels will reveal a varied and exotic bunch of creatures.
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The country's unique walking safaris get you out of the jeep and up close and personal with lions, elephants, and hippo droppings.
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By John Switzer, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 10--There's a phenomenon going on in this country that few people know about.   Coyotes, which have populated rural lands throughout much of the country, are moving into the big cities and making themselves at home.
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The number of threatened species on the planet is increasing at unprecedented rates across almost all major animal groups, according to the most comprehensive evaluation of the worldâs biodiversity ever undertaken.
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About 10,000 roam the wilds of Africa. Conservation programs are coordinating efforts to boost that number.
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The Florida Keys, already dealing with invasive exotics from melaleuca to iguanas, have added another to the list of unwanted newcomers: the African Gambian pouch rat.
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Life isn't what it used to be. Just look at 10 of the weirdest beasts that ever roamed the Earth. From Wired magazine.
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A 10-year-old hunting ban and the ongoing insurgency have brought about a boom in the populations of animals including leopards and bears in Indian Kashmir, wildlife officials say.
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Britain, a nation known for its love of animals, is spending a small fortune on its pets, a survey revealed.