Vulnerable species — and the impact of the facility on their habitat and well-being — are at the core of a legal fight.

The world's largest health study of dugongs in Moreton Bay provides critical clues for helping conserve the enigmatic marine ...

Since the 1970s, shark populations have declined by more than 70 percent. Globally, one-third of sharks—as well as their ...

An iconic critter will arrive on the coasts of California soon, and conservationists want the public to help keep a look out ...

Experts at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute care for endangered species on 32,000 sprawling acres in Northern ...

Many animals are becoming vulnerable because of hunting, pollution, and loss of habitat. These species are at risk of ...

The Cheetah Cub Cam is a unique way to get acquainted with the vulnerable species, said Adrienne Crosier, a cheetah biologist at SCBI. From Smithsonian Institution Nestled in their heated den, the ...

There's more evidence of turtle nesting than usual on this Louisiana barrier island chain, making maintaining the land more ...

New research shows that while many species have disappeared, extinctions of genera are very rare across plants and animals.

Placing better protections around sharks, rays, billfish, cephalopods, and tuna would be important, too, according to the ...

A coral species that was thought to have been extinct since 2000 has been rediscovered by researchers. In 1975, divers discovered a rare species of black stony coral in the Galápagos Islands. But ...