Scientists in Australia have found a healthy group of Tasmanian devils, giving the endangered species new hope for survival. The conservation expedition...
A species has been brought back from the dead, after being declared extinct in the 1920s. The Australian Lord Howe Island stick...
Rare animal species don’t usually go on dating apps, but an exception can be made for Sudan. The last male northern white...
Manatees, which have been on the US Interior Department’s list of endangered creatures for decades, have now been re-classified as “threatened,” a...
Giraffes, the world’s tallest land mammals and a majestic sight in zoos and reserves everywhere, are being threatened with extinction because of...
The snow leopard population is already at an all-time low, but poaching hasn’t stopped across their natural habitat in the high mountain...
There’s good news regarding the world’s most vulnerable wildlife species: the giant panda has been reclassified from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the...
According to a new study published in the journal Science Advances, changes to future land-use will mean population declines for the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo...
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations are determined by the amount of area that they cover. In 2013 populations of this popular butterfly dwindled...
Once protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) remains a federally protect species. In the 1960s...
Barred owls (Strix varia) are the most commonly found owl in North America. They have a wide distribution and are known for their...
Since 2001, the Whooping Crane (Grus americana) migration from Wisconsin to Florida has been led by a human-piloted ultralight aircraft. Now, the...
North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) have been suffering massive population declines since the 18th century. This species of whale has been...
Despite the fact that a single sighting of Aipysurus apraefrontalis — or, more colloquially, a short-nosed sea snake — had not been...
Biologists have identified an increasing threat to the Earth’s ecosystem. Surprise, surprise: it’s humans. Whales, elephants, rhinos, birds, fish, and many other...
An increase in carbon dioxide levels is threatening ocean life. A new study warns that this change will have an effect on...
“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...
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 Blanding’s turtle — a semi-aquatic North American turtle of the family Emydidae — is now among 21 species under review for protection...