Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability. This has been the assumption of an old debate on whether species' age plays ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Swampy Black Iguana is the oldest specimen living at the "Iguana Station" scientific station, where they have a breeding and ...

Postdoctoral researcher Renato Borras-Chavez's area of study—pinnipeds in the Southern Ocean—often takes him far from the University of Rhode Island campus. Now, the researcher in Sarah Kienle's CEAL ...

Scientists estimate the population of Galápagos sea lions has declined roughly 50 percent since 1978. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), introduced species such as ...

MANHATTAN (KSNT) – A new arrival at the Sunset Zoo is drawing attention and could play a big role in protecting a declining species. Kartick, an eight-year-old sloth bear, arrived at Manhattan's ...

The outlook could be grim for Australia's wildlife if a deadly strain of bird flu spreads to ducks, ecology experts are warning. Species at risk include emblematic Australian animals such as the black ...

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Bezos have pledged $100 million to the newly formed Species Recovery Alliance for conservation ...

President Donald Trump’s administration listed fewer vulnerable species for protection than any other presidential administration since Congress passed the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and ...

The government will roll out a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 bird flu in priority for native species in captivity. Australia has so far recorded 230 cases of the disease and saw its first mass ...

Among sharks and rays, species within the first four million years of existence are significantly more likely to go extinct than older species, according to a study based on fossils from the last 145 ...

Whether a species just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability. This has been the assumption of an old debate on whether species’ age plays a ...