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Album of Endangered Bird Songs Soars Above Taylor Swift to Number 3 on Music Chart
An album of Australia's most-endangered birds and their calls has sold its way into the No.3 spot on national pop charts, beating Taylor Swift...
70 New Species Were Discovered in 2021 – Including 2 Guitarfish and a Pink Pygmy Pipehorse
From the lowland forests of Madagascar to Easter Island’s coral reefs, dozens of new flora and fauna were added to the scientific tree of...
Farmers Tempt Endangered Cranes Back – By Switching to Grow Their Favorite Food
Cranes in Cambodia are getting a helping hand from an unlikely source, as rice farmers sign up to take a pay cut in the...
Virgin Births Have Been Documented in Rare Bird Population – The Endangered California Condor
The temptation to quote Jurassic Park must have been irresistible for conservation scientists at a San Diego Zoo breeding program for critically-endangered California condors,...
Listen to This ‘Singing’ Lemur Species That Has ‘Common Musical Traits’ Like Humans Do
Songbirds share the human sense of rhythm, but it is a rare trait in non-human mammals—now, it's been found, we can add the indri...
Rare Rhino Species Sees Dramatic Population Growth – From Just 100 to 3,700 Today – as Poaching Falls
The populations of several species and subspecies of rhinoceros are increasing, some dramatically, while poaching rates in east Asia have plummeted over the decade,...
4 Tuna Species Recovered After Decade of Fishing Quotas–With Albacore in Stores Being Truly Sustainable
Four commercially-fished tuna species are on a significant path to recovery thanks to the enforcement of regional fishing regulations over the last ten years,...
New Zealand Penguin Hospital Saves Endangered Birds That Would Be ‘Functionally Extinct’ Without Help
Despite the amount of cuts, poo, and “flipper bashing,” New Zealand veterinarians are enduring it all to keep an endemic penguin species alive on...
Endangered Humpback Whales Gain New Protections in Pacific Ocean From the U.S
The U.S. administration has announced it will be officially protecting 116,098 square nautical miles of the Pacific Ocean as critical habitat for three populations...
Special Delivery from Tampa to Puerto Rico May Save Toad Species from Extinction
Tadpoles have been airlifted this week by plane from Florida to the island home of their ancestors, helping to save a species.
The only toad...
12 Critically Endangered Red Wolf Pups Are Born in North Carolina – A Conservation Baby Boom
The birth of three litters of critically endangered American red wolves happened recently in North Carolina—and they were born just three days apart.
All pups...
They Counted Endangered Rhinos in Nepal And the Population Has Grown By 16%
A third country has announced some good news for rhinos this year. Populations of the endangered one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal have increased by 16%...
Endangered Condors to Return to Northern California Skies After Nearly a Century
For the first time in 100 years, the endangered California condor will return to the Pacific Northwest.
Once on the brink of extinction, this iconic species has...
In World First, Key African Species Will be Relocated to Another Continent After it Became Extinct in India
A team of experts from South Africa and Namibia are helping to relocate a population of cheetahs to India in an ambitious restoration program...
In World First, English Museum Successfully Breeds Endangered Harlequin Toad
Herpetologists at the Manchester Museum have successfully bred a critically-endangered harlequin toad for the first time ever.
The scientists successfully recreated the habitat in which...
Tiny Chameleon Species Just Discovered in Madagascar is a ‘Spectacular Case of Extreme Miniaturization’
A chameleon has been declared by science as currently the world's smallest reptile.
The male brookesia nana or "nano-chameleon" measures less than an inch long,...
He Thought it was a Kitten Lost in the Snow – But it was One of The Most Endangered Mammals in Europe
A man who found a tiny kitten buried in snow thought it was a lost cat—only to find it was one of the most...
Top 10 Species Discovered in 2020 Include a Harry Potter Snake and Desert-Dwelling Broccoli
While homo sapiens sheltered in place, 2020 also saw explorers diving out into the wilds of the world, finding astonishing new species never before...
New Species, Devil-eyed Frog, and Satyr Butterfly Not Seen For a Century Found in Forests 30 Miles From the Capital
The devil-eyed frog and satyr butterfly, species that had not been seen for 30 and 100 years, join a plethora of never-before-seen creatures for...
Rescue Dog Helps Save Endangered Whales By Sniffing Out Their Poop as a Conservation Canine
A killer whale’s best friend might be this dog.
After being discarded as a young pup, a shelter dog named Eba is now using her...