In a perfect world, we'd still be co-existing with the dodo, woolly mammoth, and quagga, but sadly, these are among the 900+ extinct animal species. Climate change, pollution, and human predation are ...

Every year on the third Friday in May, thousands of people around the world participate in Endangered Species Day by celebrating, learning about, and taking action to protect threatened and endangered ...

In 1924, the last gray wolf in California was shot. For the next 87 years, the native species completely vanished from the state. But now, a century after the fatal shot was fired, seven packs of gray ...

More than 1,500 animal sanctuaries operate throughout the U.S., each providing its inhabitants with unique, individualized care and a forever home. Most animals that enter sanctuaries have experienced ...

Threats from deforestation, pollution, hunting, and climate change are contributing to the extinction of endangered species.

TAMPA, Fla. — An endangered Malayan tapir calf was born at ZooTampa earlier this week. Its 18-year-old mother, Ubi, was pregnant for 13 months before giving birth during the overnight hours between ...

The only aquatic creature cuter than a sea turtle is an axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). These adorable amphibians have feathery gills and a flattened head — they are just so squishy and cute! Axolotls ...

Blaze, a female piping plover, spent the winter in North Carolina. Pepper, a male piping plover, wintered 775 miles away in Florida. But, in a migration miracle, the federally endangered, ...

Seahorse hotels are providing a much needed habitat for endangered seahorses. Nestled away under the surface of Sydney’s harbor, eight hotels are successfully in the conservation of the species.

The global population of green turtles has increased approximately 28% since the 1970s, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter ...

The Trump administration is proposing to significantly limit the Endangered Species Act's power to preserve crucial habitats by changing the definition of one word: harm. On Wednesday, the ...