“Living fossils” derive their title from their continued existence over periods of hundreds of millions of years. The shelled creatures known as...
The Cincinnati Zoo that houses the last Sumatran rhino in the United States will be sending the endangered animal to Indonesia on...
One of the rarest rhino species on Earth passed a tragic milestone this past week when a Copenhagen-based team of researchers concluded that...
Florida wildlife officials are pushing for new efforts to preserve the state’s panther population. On Friday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been popping up everywhere from neighborhoods to national parks. While they have proven themselves useful for many...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service division announced on Tuesday that they have drafted a management plan...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has partnered with fishing app developer FishBrain to create a new app that will help officials...
Minnesota’s zebra mussel infestation continues to rise with the discovery of thousands of zebra mussels infesting lakes across the state, which were...
China’s native giant panda has been referred to as the “couch potato” of the animal kingdom as a new scientific study suggests...
Researchers behind a couple of studies published concurrently in the journals Cell and Science claim to have found an immunogen known as...
Around 120,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes have died this month from unknown causes which, according to some scientists, might be linked to...
Sixty percent of giant herbivores, such as black rhinos, camels, elephants and buffaloes are at risk of extinction, according to researchers. The...
Scientists have sequenced whole genomes from mountain gorillas, our genetic cousins, for the first time in a massive boost to conservation efforts...
A team of researchers from Michigan State University electronically stalked five giant pandas in the wild via GPS collars, giving the world...
Researchers have discovered a shape-shifting rain frog in Ecuador’s western Andean cloud forest which changes its skin texture in mere minutes, adjusting...
An extremely rare relative of the rabbit known as the Ili pika, which was first discovered back in 1983, has been spotted...
A new study has found that penguins lack the genetic ability to taste bitterness, sweetness and the meaty or savory “umami” taste....
The northern bald ibis flies in a V-shaped formation and a new study lead by Bernhard Voelkl, a biologist at the University...
For the first time in nearly a century, a rare Sierra Nevada red fox has been spotted in Yosemite National park and...
State and federal wildlife officials are investigating the shooting of a bald eagle in East Tennessee. The eagle was found wounded around...