The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

By MICHAEL CASEY A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, ...

Could keeping native species as pets save them from extinction? Here's why it's not that simple

Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets—animals kept for companionship, not for food or ...
Dallas Morning News

Is a bird the pet for you? Here’s what to consider before bringing home a feathered friend

This blue budgie is a playful parakeet with a typical lifespan of 5–10 years. Macaws and cockatoos can live to be 70–80 years old. averess / Getty Images/iStockphoto My middle schooler decided she ...

Surging exotic pet trade sparks calls for tighter crackdown

Among the reptile species up for tighter trade controls is Home’s Hinged-back Tortoise, a critically endangered turtle found ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Protecting Species Against Our Desire to Keep Them

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, came into force 50 years ago and remains one of the most ...
AOL

Owning a pet isn't easy. But these species can make it a little easier

Pet ownership is a bond that can last a lifetime and studies proved caring for a small being can improve one's mental health, but not every pet is suitable for everyone. Preparing to adopt or buy a ...