St. Francis of Assisi, also known as "Father Francis," was an Italian religious figure and mystic from the 12th and 13th centuries, revered as the patron saint of animals and ecology. His life was ...

Akron Zoo CEO and President Doug Piekarz talks with the animals and even a reporter about his love for critters, vision for ...

In a recent video, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey provides a first look of his new police force partner, Saint Francis.

A statue of St. Francis of Assisi and a wolf is seen May 30 ... are employed to keep both animals and people safe. In the northern Rockies of the United States, reintroduction efforts for grey ...