An imperiled newt only found in and around southern Oregon’s Crater Lake may soon be protected under the Endangered Species Act following a three-year legal battle. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

The current practice of freezing embryos—used to assist reproduction in humans or animals or to conserve endangered ...

Cuteness, times three. An endangered red ruffed lemur gave birth to an adorable set of triplets — Red, Marjorie and Taylor — ...

Born on April 21, the foal, described by the zoo as a “playful youngster”, can now be seen trotting about with the rest of ...

Currently, the planet is undergoing its sixth mass extinction event. While mass extinctions have occurred naturally in the ...

With a listing proposal not slated until 2028 — four years later than the law requires — environmental groups are litigating ...

Threats from deforestation, pollution, hunting, and climate change are contributing to the extinction of endangered species.

The Hattiesburg Zoo hosted a special event Saturday for the first time to highlight the plight of threatened animal species ...

A massive wildfire raging across California’s remote Santa Rosa Island is threatening some of the rarest plant species on ...

Q. I get different answers on the Internet when I ask what is the rarest animal in the world. What’s the correct answer? A. In the strictest sense, the answer to your question could change daily.