At first glance, Africa’s wetlands - its shimmering lakes and winding rivers - appear to teem with life. But beneath the ...

Dar es Salaam. A new report released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has raised the alarm over the future of Africa’s freshwater fish, revealing that one in every four species assessed is now ...

Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

Carlos Abundez, a 35-year-old resident of San Ysidro, California, recently appeared in federal court to face serious charges ...

Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees, the massive woody beasts ...

In the race to save birdlife around the world, time is running out—and doing everything right still won’t be enough. Despite ...

Over 500 bird species could vanish in 100 years. Protecting habitats isn't enough. Targeted recovery efforts are crucial.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act.

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have analyzed how targeted management of invasive alien species (IAS) can reduce extinction risks for threatened species ...

The overall IUCN red list now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction. The latest update also reveals that frankincense trees are increasingly at risk.

At least 411 fungi face extinction among the 1,300 varieties whose conservation status is well understood, according to the latest update of the IUCN's authoritative "Red List of Threatened Species".