Several endangered species in the U.S. have recovered from their endangered status thanks to federal protections.

Some of the planet's most prolific killers hide in plain sight, and none of them match the fearsome predators that dominate ...

From the woolly mammoth to the dodo, scientists are exploring cutting-edge genetics and cloning technologies that could ...

The skeleton belongs to the world’s smallest cetacean, the group that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Vaquitas ...

Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals is a work honoring species facing extinction and a few that have already crossed the ...

About one in six NSW, QLD and Vic residents think foxes are native animals and a third believe quolls are introduced, survey shows ...

Giant sloths, mammoths, saber-toothed cats: the wild creatures that once roamed America alongside its first people, and why ...

One animal holds a world record so bizarre it required the invention of modern cloning just to make it possible. The Pyrenean ibex died out, came back to life, and then vanished again within minutes.

“Its distinctive skull suggests it used fast and powerful bites to catch small and agile prey...,” said Love Dalén, professor ...

A memo from the Fish and Wildlife Service suggests that only intentional killing of endangered animals should be illegal. This interpretation would dramatically narrow the scope of the Endangered ...

The story of the Galápagos giant tortoise is one of exploitation, extinction and an extraordinary conservation comeback.

Species are disappearing at a rate of roughly four every decade, driven by feral predators, habitat destruction, and a ...