Endangered Species

Nearly 1 million species are at risk of extinction around the world, including about 300 in California alone. Jonathan Martinez is trying to raise awareness of these endangered species through his art, and has so far painted more than 30 murals around California to show people what our planet may lose forever.

A zoo in the Netherlands welcomed the birth of a baby rhinoceros on Easter Sunday.

Scientists say critically endangered North Atlantic right whales gave birth over the winter in the greatest numbers seen since 2015

Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa’s elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Did you know that the California condor is the largest flying bird in North America? Its wingspan can stretch out to nearly 10 feet—that’s no joke! Ross’ heart is still racing after his up-close encounter with one of the dominant California condors at Ventana Wildlife Society’s Condor Sanctuary. Watch as he learns all about this critically endangered species and how...

The yet-to-be-named calf was the fourth born to 18-year-old “Bakhita” at a zoo in Southeastern Australia, as part of a conservation breeding program for the critically endangered black rhino.

It’s cute, cuddled, red-haired and critically endangered — and the second Sumatran orangutan born in two years at the zoo in New Orleans

Mexico is considering reducing the protection area for the vaquita marina in the upper Gulf of California

Scientists have cloned the first U.S. endangered species, a black-footed ferret duplicated from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago.

A judge has ordered the federal government to come up with a plan to release more endangered red wolves from breeding programs to bolster the dwindling wild population

The monarch butterfly will have to wait longer to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act

An important decision is expected this week on whether the monarch butterfly should receive federal designation as a threatened species.

San Francisco police say they arrested a man suspected in the abduction of a ring-tailed lemur from the city’s zoo, where officials rewarded a 5-year-old boy who helped recapture the endangered primate with a lifetime membership

Little Kurt looks like any other baby horse as he frolics playfully in his pen.

Endangered California condors have been spotted in Sequoia National Park for the first time in nearly 50 years as the giant birds reclaim historic habitat lost when the species teetered on the brink of extinction. Condors were observed atop the towering granite dome of Moro Rock in late May, the National Park Service said Tuesday. Condors fitted with GPS transmitters…

The Italian coast guard is releasing a study which shows the recovery of marine life during the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic is hampering the ability of scientists to protect threatened species and habitats, from South American rainforests to African savannahs