American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia for 35 years, ...
WASHINGTON— A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis identifies seven endangered animal species that would be pushed to ...
Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...
The slaty-masked tinamou, found in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry.
Researchers at Rio de Janeiro's State Institute of Environment were thrilled when their cameras captured hundreds of images ...
As the Trump administration slashes funding for health, energy and climate research, there’s one science the administration is promoting: de-extinction. Earlier this month, a biotechnology company ...
Hours after being released into a prairie dog town on the vast Southern Plains Land Trust, a game camera picked up on one of five captive born black-footed ferrets finding a burrow for the night. So ...
Lemurs, the small primates with bushy tails and large, expressive eyes, are among the world's most endangered species.
A new study reveals that endangered lemurs in Madagascar are being secretly hunted and eaten, driven by demand from wealthy ...
There are animals that can only be seen in certain places on the planet, such as the shoebill, also known as the "dinosaur ...