Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

Two tiny animals believed to have been extinct thousands of years ago have been rediscovered alive in the remote forests of Indonesia.

A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

From the vaquita – the world's rarest marine mammal – to the Sumatran rhino, discover the species facing extinction across the world ...

Roughly eight years before Fort Pueblo was established in what is today Downtown Pueblo, traders gathered at what is now Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, approximately 70 miles east along the ...

A breakthrough discovery in Australian wildlife conservation has emerged thanks to rare camera footage from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC). In June 2024, a young individual from one of the ...

What’s at stake if the Hartman Castle in Gunnison isn’t preserved? According to Pam Williams — the President of the Hartman Castle Preservation Corp. — a lot of stories. “Where will all these stories ...

The illegal wildlife trade remains a massive global enterprise, raking in somewhere between $5 billion and $20 billion each year. Think about that for a moment. That’s a criminal network so vast and ...

New exhibits will feature endangered species like red pandas, Bornean orangutans and could leopards. The Topeka Zoo announced a five-year master plan to add several new animal exhibits. The total cost ...

Every year, the Providence Preservation Society releases a list of the 'most endangered' properties around the city, and this year's list features a few surprises. According to the Society, the list ...

There is a considerable number of endangered animals in Arkansas. You can attribute this to the fact that Arkansas is one of the most biodiverse states in America. Its varied topography and temperate ...