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

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...

Despite conservation efforts, Puerto Rico is still home to 16 species that are considered threatened, endangered, or at risk ...

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

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

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

A critically endangered spider, which hasn’t been seen in the UK for four decades, has been rediscovered on the Isle of Wight ...

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 ...

India's unique turtle species face extinction due to pollution, habitat loss, and illegal trade. From the Three-Keeled Land ...

One of the tiny animals was dead, while the other was seen cradled in the arms of an officer, softly hooting before covering ...

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