Some of Earth’s rarest animals are so elusive they feel more like folklore than flesh and bone. We often think of endangered ...

Malaysian giant turtles are classified as critically endangered because of their "slow reproductive cycle" and are "often caught as bycatch in commercial and artisanal fisheries," per the study.

Experts have seen the population increase from a deeply worrying 23 individuals in 1998 to over 300 by 2015. Experts confirm ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH) — The second baby elephant born this year at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium was welcomed Tuesday night.

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

Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai’s airport. One of the ...