Across the globe, thousands of species face the threat of extinction due to habitat loss, poaching, pollution, and climate ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures inhabiting our planet. I spent summers at my grandmother’s West Virginia home ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

(Gary Braasch / Corbis) When Polynesians arrived at the uninhabited Hawaiian Islands thousands of years ago, they found an array of colorful tree snails, each less than an inch in length, across the ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— A study by the Center for Biological Diversity published today in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ found that 2,204 species around the United States should be considered for protection ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Endangered Species Act may itself be endangered. Congress and the United States Department of Fish and Wildlife are considering several proposed changes to the law. Local 12 ...

New exhibits will feature endangered species like red pandas, Bornean orangutans and could leopards. The Topeka Zoo announced a five-year master plan to add several new animal exhibits. The total cost ...

If you spend much time watching online videos depicting releases of rescued wildlife, you’ll find that most people are ...