Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

The critically endangered Mexican wolf was mounting a comeback, thanks to a conservation program that dropped fostered wolf pups into wild dens. Then politics happened.

Zoo Knoxville’s newest Malayan tiger, who was brought in as part of a breeding recommendation, is settling in. On Wednesday, the zoo gave 6 News a look behind the ...

Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as ...

Once reviled, the Greater Adjutant stork was nearly extinct, but the conservation efforts of Dr. Purnima Devi Barman and her ...

International border barriers everywhere are harming wildlife by bisecting their habitats, disrupting their hunting and ...

The endangered orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity and can only be saved by breeding with another species or editing its genes, a study suggests.

The cells' DNA has exciting implications for conservationists. Scientists make astonishing find inside animal droppings at ...

At Ziwa ranch, a former cattle farm, there are now 48 rhinos – the only ones in the country living in their natural habitat.

The northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) is an extravagant waterbird adapted to forage in dry, open habitats, and is ...

In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...

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