“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy ...

Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not ...

A shark only just formally discovered might already be extinct - a fate no shark has yet suffered in the human era - while an Amazon river dolphin has become endangered, a Red List of species in ...

Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have ...

The charm of the Crescent City and the region is defined in part by its antique architecture, yet splendid examples of historic buildings are regularly lost. A goal of the 75-year-old Louisiana ...

Scientists have confirmed that the Atlas blue butterfly carries the most chromosomes of any animal, with 229 pairs. Unlike duplication, its chromosomes split apart, reshaping its genome in surprising ...

Moody Gardens in Galveston announced the arrival of a new baby, and the cuteness overload features one of the more endangered primates in the world. A male pygmy slow loris was born Aug. 18, weighing ...

If you decide to have shark for dinner in the U.S., you might unknowingly consume an endangered species. A newly published study shows that the meat of endangered sharks is often mislabeled in grocery ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Madagascar’s rainforests often steal the spotlight, with their ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The way the federal agents swarmed Jack Schubarth’s ranch in Montana on a ...

About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway. Measuring no more than 2 feet long from nose to ...

BOZEMAN – About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform nicknamed Elton lived in what is now southwest Montana at the edge of the Western Interior Seaway. Measuring no more than 2 feet long ...