Lonesome George was discovered motionless in his enclosure, one morning in June 2012. Overnight, George had taken not only ...

Among extant genes known to have originated among Denisovans are sequences common in Tibetan populations that help the body ...

Three-quarters of Australia's freshwater fish species are found nowhere else on the planet. This makes us the sole custodians ...

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has welcomed its first blue-billed curassow chick, a critically endangered species.

"Decades of active management by local, state and federal agencies have paid off." Wildlife officials thrilled to declare ...

A recent study highlights that over one-third of Vietnam's 329 mammal species are threatened with extinction. Conducted by ...

For instance, even if Rau quaggas aren’t identical to the real deal, the project potentially holds the blueprint to rebuilding populations of endangered animals, according to Peter Heywood ...

“They’ve already found it here.” In light of habitat loss and population decline, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may give ...

State officials are asking the public's input on whether to grant the species protection under the California Endangered ...

Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced it had opened status reviews for 38 species of plants, wildlife, and fish endemic ...