Dozens of hippopotamuses died as a result of anthrax poisoning at the oldest national park in Africa. A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at ...

The hippopotamuses were found floating in a river south of Lake Edward, which separates the DRC from Uganda, park director Emmanuel de Merode said. The local office of the Congolese Institute for ...

(WJW) – At least 50 hippos and other large animals were found dead due to anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo’s Virunga National Park. According to Reuters, Virunga National Park Director Emmanuel De ...

A New Jersey postal worker and an assistant to CBS News anchor Dan Rather have contracted the skin form of anthrax, bringing to six the number of people known to have been infected by the bacterium in ...

Getting away from more upsetting wildlife news, like the rise of poaching in critical national parks where endangered species live and the 50 hippos that were recently killed by anthrax poisoning, ...

Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death, they are among the least loved animals in the world. But conservationists in Africa are trying to change that. They've launched ...

Traces of anthrax have been found in Dan Rather’s office, but the “CBS Evening News” anchor has no plans to be tested for the disease. “He feels the same way he did last week — that if symptoms ...

Grand Island Police Chief Kyle Hetrick doesn't want to discount people's concern about anthrax, but he encourages area residents to use common sense. If someone receives a suspicious package, that ...