"This is much more than a milestone — it highlights the dedication to establishing a thriving breeding program for this finicky species." ...

Jenifer Chatfield, a top official at the Interior Department, faces scrutiny from ethics experts for actions that could help her family’s business.

Researchers working to recover the endangered Great Lakes piping plover are using DNA analysis to determine the sex of ...

The Center for Natural Lands Management, which bought the land in 2005, argues the local mouse population is sensitive to ...

Everyone from rugby union supporters to wildlife and animal lovers has heard of the Australian wallaby. But it's perhaps less ...

Can a species bounce back from being "extinct in the wild"? The blue-winged macaw is showing how it can be done.

Conservationists at the Minnesota Zoo say recovery efforts for one of North America's most endangered butterfly species are ...

While the first part of Kazi’s life was dedicated to helping his species survive, zoo manager Jeff Mitchell said the animal's ...

Gwangju's Uchi Zoo is bringing its veterinary expertise beyond the mainland — all the way to Jeju. Uchi Zoo, the designated ...

While birds are the most likely victims of the deadly strain of bird flu, researchers are also sounding the alarm for native ...

Zoo staff members are breeding thousands of tadpoles to ship to Puerto Rico in an effort to save from extinction the island’s ...

The death of another elephant calf at Zurich Zoo has renewed criticism of captive elephant breeding programmes. Animal ...