The Latest Breaking News from Endangered Species

Nada Farhoud explores new research featuring a group of scientists who have been giving singing lessons to an endangered species of bird in Australia to help preserve the species

Three endangered species - Little Terns, Pied Oystercatchers and Hooded Plovers - nest on beaches and are vulnerable to being trampled or disturbed by dogs, as the critical time of their breeding cycle coincides with peak summer crowds.

Federal officials say the fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act and requires a series of protective steps to stave off extinction

Named Tala and Sumi, the young red panda cubs were born to Emma and Lionel as part of a breeding programme for endangered species at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire

The female calf named Nessa weighed just 9kg

Countries from around the world have voted to limit the global trade in sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). Trade in shark products is a major driver of shark overfishing, leading to the deaths of millions of sharks every year. The new Cites listings aim…

Environmentalists want the U.S. government to list coyotes as endangered in parts of Arizona and New Mexico where Mexican gray wolves are found

Wildlife trafficking is the third most profitable illegal activity in the world, after arms trafficking and drug trafficking. In Brazil, where traffickers can earn nearly $2 billion a year, some 80 percent of trafficked animals are birds – often endangered species. Many are intended for local collectors and breeders. With…

LAKEPORT, Calif. — Spring runs of a large minnow numbering in the millions have nourished Pomo Indians since they first made their home alongside Northern California’s Clear Lake more than 400 generations ago.

Bats are one of the most endangered species in the UK, with six of our 18 indigenous species at risk of extinction

A tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal project has officially been declared an endangered species after U.S. wildlife officials temporarily listed it on a rarely-used emergency basis last spring