Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures inhabiting our planet. I spent summers at my grandmother’s West Virginia home ...

More than 47,000 species face extinction today, a figure that grows daily as habitats shrink and human pressures intensify.

Named after their stunning resemblance to images of space, these beautiful yet rare frogs are unlike anything else,' one ...

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to Madagascar in a landmark victory against animal trafficking, with the first batch on its way on Saturday. The ...

(Gary Braasch / Corbis) When Polynesians arrived at the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands thousands of years ago, they found an array of colorful tree snails, each less than an inch in length, across the ...

New research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow. More than 1,500 species, or 15% of the ...

Most snakes in New Hampshire are relatively harmless. You leave them alone, and they'll leave you alone while keeping your yard's ecosystem in balance (think fewer rodents). But, there are one species ...

EUREKA, Mo. — Locals call them "ghost wolves." To scientists, they're "Gulf Coast canids." To the world's most endangered wolves, they may be a savior. A population of unique animals near Galveston, ...

With the major die-off in the Florida Keys in 2024 and 2025 resulting in the mortalities of at least 65 large sawfish (and ...

Interpol says a monthlong operation led by the international police body resulted in the rescue of nearly 30,000 live animals that were being trafficked.