

Science Jul 09

Butterflies also act as big, flashy beautiful warning signs for environmental change.
By Vicky Stein
Nation Jun 05

The plan affects 1.4 million acres on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said.
By John Seewer, Associated Press
World May 10

It’s estimated that there are fewer than 4,000 tigers remaining in the wild today, compared to roughly 100,000 in the early 1900s. More tigers now live in captivity than in the wild, and many of those live in so-called “tiger…
Science May 10

Koalas are facing serious threats in the wild.
By Christine Adams-Hosking, The Conversation
They wouldn’t survive the deserts of Tatooine or the frigid planet Hoth, but these newly described, tarantula-like spiders are named after the stormtroopers who marched through the “Star Wars” movies.
Asian elephants are 10 times more endangered than African savanna elephant and facing a new serious threat. Poachers are taking the skin of Asian elephants in Myanmar and turning it into ruby red jewelry.
Apr 08

By Zachary Green
After the world's last male northern white rhino died in Kenya two weeks ago, scientists are hoping in vitro fertilization with the last two females can save the subspecies from extinction. The government is also using the rhino’s death as…
Mar 20

By Tom Odula, Associated Press
The world's last male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died after "age-related complications," researchers announced Tuesday.
Jan 24

By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey
This dolphin and whale graveyard may hold the secrets to cetacean lifestyles.
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