A Bold Attempt to Save Wild Ocelots from Extinction
Researchers will inseminate female ocelots in zoos with sperm from the few remaining wild ocelots, then train kittens for the wild
Researchers will inseminate female ocelots in zoos with sperm from the few remaining wild ocelots, then train kittens for the wild
After avian influenza killed 21 endangered California Condors, government officials are testing a vaccine that could protect the massive scavengers from infection
Record-low sea ice caused Emperor Penguin chicks to die across Antarctica last year. This year could be just as bad
With their stealth, speed and serrated teeth, sharks are predators to be reckoned with. And that’s before factoring in the cocaine some sharks may be eating...
Humans prey on more vertebrate species for use as pets and in medicine and other products than we do for food
Killer whales in a group near Spain and Portugal may be teaching one another to mess with small boats. They sank their third vessel earlier this month
In Key Largo, Fla., scientists are looking to protect endangered native rodents and slow the invasion of massive Burmese pythons
More than one quarter of the more than 150,000 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species are threatened with extinction
Negotiators have gathered in Montreal for a United Nations summit aimed at hammering out a Paris-style agreement to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by 2030
Already threatened mountain lions in the Los Angeles area crossed busy roads more often and exhibited other risky behaviors after the 2018 Woolsey Fire
Flying robots help researchers identify and protect threatened plants and other species in places that are inaccessible to humans
A surprising new gene discovery in coyotes may help conserve the critically endangered wolf.
A machine-learning algorithm predicts that more than half of the thousands of species whose conservation status has yet to be assessed are probably in danger of disappearing for good
Sharks need our help, but many widespread conservation messages are not based on scientific evidence
The endangered wild dog has shifted its breeding season by 22 days, resulting in fewer pups living through their first year
The discovery provides a glimmer of hope for the iconic white bears
A recent study puts a number to how much our consumption imperils threatened species
Veterinarians and rabbit owners are racing to protect bunnies as a hemorrhagic disease spreads
Citizen scientists have stepped up to reveal just how much fauna is flattened on the world’s roads
With around a third of freshwater fish facing extinction, ichthyologists are racing to discover more—including the 200 species found last year—before they disappear
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