Extended drought, disease and predators are threatening the Chiricahua leopard frog, a native species to Arizona. A recent ...

Smooth-coated otters, classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, have been sighted in Kothagudem after nearly 35 years.

EDMONTON — Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with ...

What we call “human-wildlife conflict” is, in many ways, a misleading phrase. Conflict implies equal responsibility between two sides. But these animals are not invading our territory out of ...

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Invasive species are non-native organisms introduced to new locations, often with detrimental environmental or economic ...

A four-year study from the University of Georgia says the spread of infections may spell doom for vulnerable snake species.

Artificial streetlights can lure isopods into massive circular processions that may leave them vulnerable to predators.

As wildflowers go, the mountain jewelflower is demure, clever and quietly unbreakable. It has spread across many of California's iconic landscapes, from Sonoma wine country to the oak-dotted foothills ...

An attempt at exotic marine trafficking quickly turned into a 28-hour nightmare for wildlife rescues in Argentina.

According to the CDC, Ebola cases in Africa have been associated with hunting, butchering and processing meat from infected animals.

Ebola in Africa. Hantavirus on a cruise ship. A measles outbreak kills 560 children in Bangladesh, sickens 60,000. Major diseases are making the news. We ask ourselves, is this the next big one? Maybe ...