
A tree that survived the Jurassic era is now endangered
Scientists say that Araucaria araucana, commonly known as the monkey puzzle tree, is now endangered and faces the...

Life-sized elephant sculptures are roaming London
This past summer, a herd of 100 Asian elephants made their way across The Mall in front of London’s Buckingham...

Tasmanian devil conservation project turns tragic for birds
Save the Tasmanian Devil Program (STDP), a project initiated by the Tasmanian and Australian governments to preserve...

How to protect endangered baby sea turtles
Nearly every species of sea turtle is endangered, some of them at critical levels. That’s a remarkable statement,...

Critically endangered regent honeyeaters are losing their song
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has revealed that the regent honeyeater...

San Diego Zoo apes get experimental, animal-only COVID-19 vaccine
In California, like other states, officials have come up with a priority list of COVID-19 vaccination recipients:...

Endangered black-footed ferret is successfully cloned
The birth of Elizabeth Ann, a black-footed ferret, on December 10, 2020, marked a major achievement in the recovery...

World's smallest reptile discovered in Madagascar
Lizard lovers will swoon over a newly discovered species of tiny chameleon. Brookesia nana dwells in the Madagascar...

Shark populations have decreased by 71% in the last 50 years
A recent study published in the journal Nature has revealed that the number of sharks in the oceans has reduced...

Trump administration weakens endangered species' protections
More than 3,000 Americans died of COVID-19 on December 15 alone. But instead of focusing on the public health crisis...

IUCN's latest Red List update comes with good and bad news
The latest IUCN Red List has declared 31 more species extinct, and about 30% of plant and animal species on the...

San Diego Zoo successfully clones an endangered Przewalski’s horse
Kurt, a baby Przewalski's horse, looks and plays like any other baby horse. But the now two-month-old colt is unique...

Doc Antle is the latest Tiger King star to be indicted
In the latest "Tiger King" criminal news, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been indicted on charges of wildlife trafficking...

17,000 Tiehm’s buckwheat, rare wildflowers of Nevada, destroyed
While most people seem to appreciate the beauty of wildflowers, somebody in Nevada clearly doesn’t. Last weekend,...

Polar bears could go extinct in 80 years if global warming persists
In recent years, the rate of melting ice has been on the rise because of global warming. But the reduced amount...