Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat ...

A conservation group is preparing to sue the federal government for failing to make a decision on whether to list a rare ...

The Center for Biological Diversity launched a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect a rare Nevada toad and fish whose aquatic habitats may be depleted by groundwater ...

A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List.

Florida’s wild icons—from panthers to butterflies—are vanishing fast, caught in the crosshairs of development and climate change. Florida, a state synonymous with sunshine, beaches, and vibrant ...

There are many cute endangered species, and sadly their charm endangers them even more, like these 25 cutest animals that are ...

IOWA, USA — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has documented the federally endangered pallid sturgeon in the Des Moines River for the first time. Biologists collected two of the rare fish this ...

WUHAN, China (AP) — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in ...

Telipogon cruentilabrum is one of four new rare and spectacular Telipogon species described in 2025 by Dr Carlos Martel, Research Fellow at Kew and his Peruvian and Ecuadorian colleagues, including ...

A beach on a remote island, and home to nesting turtles, is annually overwhelmed by tonnes of plastic garbage. Christmas Island is doing what it can to help stem the never-ending tide of pollution. A ...

ROANOKE, Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity today petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the imperiled Dixie Caverns salamander under the Endangered Species Act. These ...