The original soft power couple from post-war China was a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Qi Qi, sent to the Soviet Union ...

Malaysian giant turtles are classified as critically endangered because of their "slow reproductive cycle" and are "often ...

Observed annually on October 23, the theme for International Snow Leopard Day this year is, "Safeguarding Snow Leopard ...

Pankaj Kumar has spent 25 years trekking through Asia's deepest forests looking for rare orchids and has discovered 38 ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered Species Act. The pangolin is “the most trafficked mammal in the world” in ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A genetic study of Asian elephants in northern Cambodia published Thursday reveals a larger and more robust population than previously thought, raising hopes the endangered ...

Red mulberry trees, once abundant, are now endangered in several states, with Ohio potentially joining the list due to ...

Advocates say Canada is out of step with other countries, such as Britain, which have banned the import of primates for animal testing ...

Endangered animals, including a leopard tortoise and a spiny-tailed monitor lizard, were seized in raids on Oct 9 by the ...