Off the Caribbean island of Dominica, Cecilia Vega dove into efforts to create a preserve to protect sperm whales and ...

Many of us have long been delighted by watching penguins waddling along on our TV screens or across the ice at the zoo. In fact, penguins have become very well known for their adorable, signature ...

Listing pangolins under the Endangered Species Act is unlikely to slow the animals’ population decline, some experts say.

The work of conservation never ends—and neither does the perseverance of people who care.

With dedication and ingenuity, a recovery team has been helping the endangered shorebirds overcome old and emerging threats ...

For the Indigenous Gayo, Alas, Kluet, Aneuk Jamee, and Karo peoples, Leuser is not merely a forest—it is sacred ancestral land. Their stewardship has kept the ecosystem intact for centuries. But in ...

Alix Morris’s new book, A Year with the Seals, explores humans’ complicated relationship with these controversial marine mammals.

Here’s another fun fact about emperor penguins. The males incubate a single egg atop their feet under a brood patch. The male also fasts during incubation, losing up to 45% of his body weight. Park ...

Reintroducing endangered species into the wild isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Sometimes it can go wildly wrong.

Every week, one or two species of Australian invertebrate go extinct. Many species on the brink live in cities – where we can ...

New research has revealed that emperor penguins are experiencing a faster-than-expected decline due to shrinking Antarctic ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...