BUCHAREST, Romania – Scientists and animal rights groups have urged the Romanian government to rethink its plans to allow the hunting of brown bears. In April, the environment ministry said Romania ...

Romanian minister claims bear population needs to be reduced as they pose a danger to people, but rights NGO says this is a pretext to sell permits to trophy-hunters. Bear cubs with their mother in a ...

Animal cruelty is more common in Romania than many other EU countries. Now the government wants to give the police new powers to act. Animal rights activists in Romania have welcomed government plans ...

BUCHAREST, Romania >> A litter of puppies wrapped in a blanket and set on fire. A dog roaming the streets with its jaw hacked off. Cats found at the bottom of an apartment block, spines snapped. It’s ...

Tigers, lions, bears and other wild animals will be banned from circuses in Romania after the country's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday in a move welcomed by animal rights groups. Any animal "born ...

In 2001, Nancy Janes was on a hiking tour of the Carpathian Mountains in Transylvania with a group from the San Francisco Chapter of the Sierra Club. Everywhere they went, she was appalled by the ...

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has had an impact on the entire world. Romania is becoming a route of refuge not only for people but also for the animals from Ukraine, traumatized by the war. We are ...

John Walker and Irina Walker in Romania. (Courtesy of MediafaxFoto) Irina Walker, the Romanian princess accused of operating a ring on her Oregon ranch, was known as a child for her love of animals ...

Learn about the archaeological discovery of the oldest European site occupied by ancient hominins, indicating their spread into the region 2 million years ago. In the relentless search to know how the ...

On Friday, officials ended a search-and-rescue operation off the coast of Romania. Crews are preparing to remove thousands of carcasses from the vessel. By Kit Gillet BUCHAREST, Romania — After five ...

FILE - In this Sept. 2002 file photo, a bear approaches a group of tourists on the outskirts of Brasov, Romania. Scientists and animal rights groups have urged the Romanian government to rethink plans ...