North Atlantic right whales are large, docile creatures that were hunted to the brink of extinction. More recently, ship ...

Singapore approved the import of a taxidermied polar bear and other unusual wildlife items in 2024, regulated by CITES. Read ...

Koalas are endangered today. However, habitat loss is not the only factor causing population decline. Chlamydia has played a ...

Hundreds of endangered species seized in crackdown on international wildlife smuggling. Live snakes, tarantulas and lovebirds have been found crammed ...

Protecting a species is pointless if there’s nowhere left for them to live, and habitat destruction usually happens faster ...

It’s estimated the Earth has anywhere from 5.3 million to 1 trillion different species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature discovered just over 31,000 of these species are threatened ...

A Hawaii County law that just came into effect bans feeding feral animals on county property. It’s an effort to protect ...

Extinct in the wild since 2002, several ʻalalā have survived their first year since being released on the Valley Isle.

For every bird that becomes a pampered internet star, countless others are snatched from the wild to feed the illegal global ...

A critically endangered large bird is getting a helping hand with the opening of a large sanctuary on the Gulf Coast. The ...

Sanctuary Manager Nick Stock spotted an isolated rocky outcrop from a helicopter overhead, and on a hunch laid down a single ...

A spider with extraordinary genitalia, a carnivorous caterpillar that wears its prey's body parts, and a tiny opossum are among the cool new species described by science in 2025.