New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with ...
A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢ to date has revealed that 24% ...
Several inches of snowfall kept the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute closed to visitors this week. But the animals and their caretakers still had a good time!
A decades-long effort to save a critically endangered Hawaiian crow from extinction is taking a new strategy—relocating the ...
The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often ...
Crested ibises were once widely distributed across East Asia, but were believed to have disappeared from the Korean Peninsula ...
Pandas also could become a poster animal for the threat of nutrient dilution ... in their intestines to extract nutrients from high-fiber food. Grazers like these endangered Grevy’s zebras in Kenya ...
From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.
Across the hall is an X-ray image of an endangered beaded lizard from ... to just how much he connects with the animals in his care. Now, like a dad with kids in college, Rivera checks up on the ...
Qatar has five protected terrestrial areas, and three marine protected areas, while also harbouring 1,900 documented wild species. As part of of Qatar’s ongoing efforts to preserve regional wildlife, ...