A rare Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the “moon bear,” has been spotted in the dense forest of Satchari ...

Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to ...

Leigh Woods is home to a rare breeding programme helping to reintroduce endangered hazel dormice across the UK ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in the nation’s capital has unveiled two new giant pandas ...

A barge in southern Tunisia is being used to treat injured loggerhead turtles, allowing the threatened species to receive ...

From a ballet of white-tip reef sharks to a cardinal fish releasing freshly hatched babies from its mouth, these underwater ...

Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between ...

The general public will get its first glimpse Friday at Qing Bao and Bao Li, the National Zoo’s newest giant pandas.

In June 2024 The Economist remembered Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, the mission’s lunar module pilot. Anders also took perhaps the most famous environmental image ever— Earthrise. Against the ...

"This survey has confirmed the feasibility of large-scale rare species population estimation, providing crucial data support and scientific basis for the global conservation efforts of the snow ...

Snow is virtually unheard of in sunny Santa Barbara — until now! The Santa Barbara Zoo presents its annual Snow Leopard Festival, fit out with 80 tons of snow, sledding, and learning about snow ...