Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...

Scientists from the Canadian Museum of Nature have announced the discovery and description of an extinct rhinoceros from the ...

The vaquita is the world's most endangered cetacean. There are just a handful left on Earth. But recently, observers spotted at least one or two new calves.

Extinction rates are not spiraling upward as many believe, according to a large-scale study analyzing 500 years of data.

Iconic Reefs (M:IR) provided critical context for a new research paper published in Science that reports the functional ...

The planet is on the cusp of triggering the sixth mass extinction event. Conserving a small percentage of land could make all ...

Sadly, the Earth abounds with endangered creatures, but there's new hope for one endangered bird which hasn't been seen or ...

Current laws that deem species safe from extinction ignore their ecological role, geographic range and genetic diversity, as ...

Best available science or best possible? Conservationists say the latter could mean doom for many species on the brink.

Known as cane cutters, cane jakes, or more commonly swamp rabbits, this species is found in the low lying areas in Indiana’s ...

The proposal is among the more high-profile actions taken under the Endangered Species Act by the Trump administration, which ...