Other benefactors include the far-sighted Englishman John Knowles, who established Britain’s first zoological collection ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

The world’s rarest parrot, declared extinct in the wild, has hatched at a zoo. The Spix’s macaw – famous as the character Blu in the film "Rio" – was born at the Centre for the Conservation of ...

FARGO — The Red River Zoo has welcomed two rare additions — a pair of Przewalski’s horses, once extinct in the wild and now classified as endangered. The two male horses are not part of a breeding ...

Quick Take The Extinct Animal Graveyard at the Bronx Zoo’s Boo at the Zoo features 11 globally extinct species represented by ...

The Barbary lion cubs were born at the Dvůr Králové Safari Park in the Czech Republic in January Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

More than 47,000 species face extinction today, a figure that grows daily as habitats shrink and human pressures intensify.

American bald eagles need towering trees to raise young. Blanding’s turtles thrive in undisturbed freshwater habitats. Presidio manzanita, an evergreen shrub, requires unusual serpentine soils to grow ...

A global authority on endangered species says the giraffe could become extinct. — -- The world's tallest land mammal is now in danger of becoming extinct in the wild, a global authority on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Felines comprise all cat species, from domestic cats to big ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Aldo Kane, Declan Burley and Vianet Djenguet have earned the right to be called “The Wild Ones.” The trio has hung out in some of the most dangerous night spots on the ...

Discover the rare and exciting births of critically endangered species in 2025. From Amur leopards to Galápagos tortoises, ...