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Wildlife rangers condemn the actions of people who apparently removed a saltwater crocodile from its underwater trap and beheaded it.

Rapid decline stumps researchers, who theorise traffic collisions, climate crisis, cane toads and inbreeding could play a role

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sharks bit 16 people in unprovoked attacks off Florida’s waters last year, marking the highest reported number of bites than anywhere else in the world.

Far upriver in the rainforest, the lure of rare pink river dolphins is creating jobs and promoting conservation and reconciliation after a 50-year war

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

More than 50 cane toads are discovered on New South Wales's Central Coast — one of the biggest outbreaks beyond the state's buffer zone since 2010.

The sometimes astonishing sex lives of animals are well known, especially the huge range in penis structures, evolved to increase the number of offspring that males father. For example, ducks have corkscrew-shaped penises, and echidnas (also known as spiny anteaters) have a four-headed penis. But what about female genitalia?

Scientists urge people to stop ‘spraying gardens with poison’ and adopt wildlife-friendly practices

The principal of Stella Berry's high school has reached out to the grieving community after she was killed by a shark while swimming in the Swan River.