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Humpbacks Whales Leap Off Endangered Species List
The majestic humpback whales have something else to sing about.
Thanks to the banning of commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago and vigorous conservation efforts,...
For Earth Day, Thousands of Condoms “Protect” Endangered Species
Is it too ironic that endangered species would be united snugly with the cause of preventing unwanted pregnancies? Not for the Center for Biological...
Town Closes Road for Two Months to Help This Wee Endangered Species
For the fourth time, a city in Canada has decided to help out some slow amphibians by closing a road for two months during...
US Endangered Species Act Turns 40, With Hundreds of Comeback Stories
President Richard Nixon signed into law, 40 years ago on December 28, the strengthened Endangered Species Act after Congress realized that without further protection from...
90 Percent of Endangered Species Recovering on Time
A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by...
Humpback Whales May Leap off Endangered Species List
Despite almost hunting these beautiful creatures to extinction, humpback whales may soon be graduating from the endangered species list, thanks to efforts that...
Bush-era Endangered Species Rule Revoked
The Obama administration last week revoked a rule enacted toward the end of the Bush administration that it said undermined protections under the...
100 Success Stories for Endangered Species
In honor of the second annual Endangered Species Day, May 18, a Web site celebrates the success stories and details conservation efforts that led...
Farmers Were Organized to Collect Eggs of Endangered Wildfowl, Which is Saving a Species in Australia
There are 25,000 Malleefowl left in Australia, but only 2,800 in the densely-populated state of New South Wales. But an unlikely group of heroes...
29 Species Have Recovered Enough in Australia to be Taken Off Endangered List–a Milestone for Celebration
A large research project studying endangered species in Australia has tallied 29 recovered species—all animals that can be safely de-listed from the country's endangered...
Critically Endangered Dancing Lemur Born in UK is ‘Landmark Moment for Species’ After Parents Sent From US Zoo
The first ever 'dancing lemur' to be bred in Europe was born at a UK zoo in a “landmark moment for the species”.
The precious...
Adorable Cotton-top Tamarin Babies Born, Bolstering One of Most Endangered Primate Species (LOOK)
Adorable photographs are celebrating new births for one of the world’s most endangered primates. All were born recently to lucky zoos in America and...
Study Reports Incredible New Numbers For Critically Endangered Grauer’s Gorilla Species
A new study estimated the global population of Grauer’s gorillas—the world’s largest gorilla subspecies–and it reported good news for rangers, nonprofits, and caretakers who...
‘SharkCam’ Reveals Secret Breeding Life Of The Endangered Basking Shark Species
The first successful tracking of basking sharks has taken place—with a robotic underwater camera.
A ‘SharkCam’ underwater vehicle (AUV) is one of the world's 'most...
Female Inmates Are Helping to Save Endangered Butterfly Species From Behind Prison Walls
More than 1,200 of the endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly have been raised and released through the prison's conservation program.
Conservationists Successfully Swoop in to Save Last of Known Endangered Frog Species Just in the Nick of Time
These endangered amphibians had been struggling to survive in a dried up riverbed when Chilean conservationists came to their rescue last month.
Endangered Rhino Named Hope Travels Across World to Save His Species
The last Sumatran rhino in the entire western hemisphere has officially arrived in Indonesia to help save his species from extinction.
The 8-year-old hero, Harapan...
Alabama Turns Around Historic Species Loss With First Comeback From Endangered List
Alabama leads the lower 48 states in river bed extinctions, with 29 snails and 28 mussel species so far. But the state now becomes...
Rare Pink Pigeon Hand-Raised at UK Zoo for First time – a Milestone After Species Dropped to Just 10 Birds in the Wild
A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time, using an innovative method for feeling baby birds.
Found in...
Black-Footed Ferret Cloned to Add Diversity Just Gave Birth to Two New Kits Helping Save Species
In Front Royal, a black-footed ferret named Antonia has just given birth to two healthy kits.
Antonia was cloned from the DNA of a ferret...