A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of extinction because ...

The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast.

The planet is on the cusp of triggering the sixth mass extinction event. Conserving a small percentage of land could make all ...

Some scientists looking to preserve vulnerable species have turned to a controversial technique: synthetic biology. This ...

From different angles, scientists examined the fates of two types of salamanders in Central Texas: Ambystoma salamanders, ...

The animals that live on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's sprawling 32,000 acres in Northern Virginia are connected by one thing: the threat of extinction. Tucked away in the foothills ...

Watching these cubs grow will inspire our guests to learn more about lions and how to protect them,” an Audubon Zoo official ...

Zoos and private collections teach, inspire, and connect people to animals they may never encounter in the wild. And, in some ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN for short, is one of the most powerful wildlife organizations. It ...

An iconic critter will arrive on the coasts of California soon, and conservationists want the public to help keep a look out for the endangered species. One way you can help is by reporting monarch ...

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 ...

This spring offers a critical window to see if man-made "bungalows" installed in rivers can help a struggling fish species.