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Breakaway gear and ropeless buoys among technology being researched and tested to protect endangered mammals
Grassroots efforts are key to protecting eastern and western hoolock gibbons.
SEOUL - An endangered bird was reintroduced to the wild by South Korean authorities Wednesday, four decades after it went extinct on the peninsula.
A newly reclassified species of lizard that is native to areas now paved by Melbourne’s suburbs could become the first reptile on mainland Australia to be declared extinct.
Four years ago, more than 200,000 endangered saiga antelope dropped dead on the remote steppe grassland of Central Asia in the species' worst recorded mass mortality event.
Thousands of critically endangered snails have been released into the wild after being rescued from the edge of extinction, with a little help from a British zoo.
Despite efforts of local conservationists, demand from China for scales, meat and traditional medicine has made the endangered pangolin the world's most trafficked animal.
Circling vultures bring attention to poachers, so the scavengers were likely poisoned by illegal hunters hoping to evade detection
"These animals were taken from Africa decades ago to display to the public [in European zoos] and now have a real conservation role in Rwanda," Mark Pilgrim, Chester Zoo's chief executive says proudly.
y analyzing records in countries of the Amazon and Orinoco basins -- which include Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador -- researchers categorized 85 past and present initiatives or projects that work to preserve the South American River Turtle, or charapa (Podocnemis expansa), ...
A wild group of endangered Barbary macaques have been observed, for the first time, "consoling" and adopting an injured juvenile from a neighbouring group.
President claims credit as elephant populations rise by nearly half in five years but British experts are wary
People and animals - like Rwanda's mountain gorillas - are under increasing pressure as the climate changes.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the conservation status of wild animals and plants, announced Thursday that Masai giraffes, a subspecies spread throughout Kenya and Tanzania, are now endangered, primarily because of poaching and changes in land use.
Once the largest of nine subspecies, Masai giraffe numbers have dropped by an estimated 50 percent in the last 30 years
Seven primate species, two families of rays and thousands more animals, plants and fungi have moved closer to extinction, according to a global analysis
Survey in Sabah highlights importance of wildlife corridors and commitments to sustainable palm oil and timber.
A new research centre is being set up to study the endangered animals’ habitat, behaviour and genetics
Although critically endangered, the population of tamaraw has stabilized and grown over the last two decades.
Despite severe population declines elsewhere, the golden mahseer is flourishing—thanks to the king’s protection.
Valuable metals and minerals pepper the creature's habitat, drawing commercial interest to the sea floor.
The first attempt to reintroduce an extinct mammal in Argentina brings hope for restored ecosystems and increased ecotourism opportunities based on wildlife watching.
European commission moves to halt loss of habitat for migrating turtle doves
In 2014, biologists discovered a population of critically endangered dryas monkeys (Cercopithecus dryas) living 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of their only known range in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
India's tiger population has grown to nearly 3,000, making the country one of the safest habitats for the endangered animals.
Gibbons living in southern Borneo have the largest territories of any of their close relatives, according to a new study.
When forces align, a species on the brink of extinction can be revived. That’s the lesson learned from bold efforts to save the sturgeon, an iconic species little changed since the time of dinosaurs.
In the Philippines, the Rufous-headed Hornbill has been driven to the brink of extinction by hunting and deforestation.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Only two female northern white rhinoceroses are left, prompting Merck -- a science and technology company working with the BioRescue Project -- to offer assisted reproductive technologies to save the species from extinction.
Rumors about the protective armor of the threatened mammal are debunked, as poaching decimates their numbers.
In a move that critics say will hurt plants, animals and other species as they face mounting threats, the Trump administration is making major changes to how the Endangered Species Act is implemented.
The Trump administration announced a major overhaul Monday to the Endangered Species Act that it said would reduce regulations.
The vaquita in the Gulf of California is the most endangered cetacean in the world. Most likely, no more than 10 animals are left. Its extinction is imminent — and some even say, it's for the best.
Bristol Museum to highlight biodiversity crisis after children demand true stories of exhibits
The US and Mongolia are backing a ban on the trade of a critically endangered antelope that has seen its numbers on the central Asian steppes devastated by hunting and disease.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today at this important gathering, the 18th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to CITES.
Different approaches to protecting elephants are set to dominate the debate at a key conservation conference starting in Geneva today.
Giraffes, sharks, glass frogs - and the woolly mammoth - may get boosted protection at summit
Connected areas of high-quality forest running through oil palm plantations could help support increased levels of biodiversity, new research suggests.
Thirteen autonomous regions are ignoring Brussels and allowing this symbol of eternal love to be hunted, despite the country’s implication in the species’ dwindling numbers
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to regulate international trade in giraffes, an endangered species, and in their body parts, overcoming objections by southern African states and drawing praise from conservationists.
As conservationists and campaigners thrash out wildlife trade rules, a debate rages over whether trophy hunting helps or hinders the protection of endangered species.
Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Researchers have successfully fertilized several northern white rhino eggs with the sperm of the last two bulls, Suni and Saut, both now deceased.
Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on Earth.
If there's one thing to take away from this year's CITES endangered wildlife conference, it's that species protection is a high priority — but not everyone agrees with how it should be done.
One of the world's rarest bats is now confined to a single cave in Western Cuba with less than 750 remaining, according to a population survey.
Endangered carnivorous plants are being reintroduced to parts of England in an attempt to reverse their decline.
This project focuses on biodiversity: the variety of all life on our planet. It highlights the crisis represented by huge losses of animal, insect, bird and plant life around the world, as well as innovations to tackle these losses.
The number of mammals, insects, amphibians, fish and birds is in steep decline, the world’s forests are on fire and the abundance of life is diminishing at rates unprecedented in human history. The TV screens are full of images of gorgeous wildlife but one million plant and animal species are th ...
Hurricane Dorian was the second most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record and the fifth to reach the highest hurricane category (five) in the past four years. After it first made landfall, it hovered over the northern Bahamas for more than 50 hours.