National Endangered Species Day (on May 20) is observed globally to spotlight the planet's most vulnerable animals. From iconic tigers to little-known amphibians, endangered species from around the ...

The planet is home to an estimated 8.7 million species, yet hundreds of them teeter on the edge of oblivion — some with fewer individuals remaining than the number of people in a small apartment ...

Across land, sea, and sky, wildlife photographers are using the power of pictures to help save the world’s endangered species ...

The Trump administration is weakening protections for endangered animals and plants, most recently issuing a memo that would roll back safeguards for endangered species. Biologists at the Aquarium of ...

Sunda pangolins are one of 8 species of pangolin. They are secretive, elusive and mostly nocturnal animals that live in forests across Southeast Asia. The main threat to this species is ...

One year after the species was reclassified from “endangered” to “least concern,” green turtles in the western Indian Ocean exemplify that return—and the subtleties a global designation can miss ...

The world's most endangered tigers have started a family in Greece, offering hope for a predator rapidly vanishing from the wild. Three 2-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs received identification ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brand new Lemur Exhibit joins Turtle Back Zoo’s family of exotic and domestic animals Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange ...

A polar bear stood outside the Department of the Interior’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., Thursday with a message: “Stop Trump’s Extinction Plan.” The sign-carrying Arctic creature—actually an ...