A black-footed ferret that died more than 30 years ago has been cloned using preserved cells, which could help inject diversity into the inbred, endangered population.

Native to China’s Yangtze River, these fish grew 23 feet in length, but haven’t been spotted since 2003.

A small group of silver-backed chevrotains, tiny deer-like creatures, has been photographed in a Vietnamese forest after an intense search.

The exclusive finding suggests the jaguar's range may be expanding—and a new study verifies the U.S. has plentiful habitat to reclaim if the cats can reach it.

Once nearly extinct, the Florida panther is expanding its range. Protecting wildlife corridors could save the cat—and humans—from sprawl.

Bobcats are found throughout the contiguous United States but aren’t usually spotted in urban areas like D.C.

Voters narrowly approved a ballot initiative to reintroduce wolves into the southern Rockies, where there's plenty of suitable habitat.

One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species.

In an extremely rare occurrence, a photographer captured a sea lion getting snagged in the open mouth of a humpback whale.

The travails of a Mexican gray wolf named Mr. Goodbar show the grave threat posed by the U.S.-Mexico border wall.

False asphodel, a flower that grows in the high-altitude wetlands of western North America, gets much of its nutrients from eating insects.

Colorado voters narrowly were favoring a potentially precedent-setting ballot measure that would direct wildlife managers to reintroduce wolves on former habitat in the state west of the Continenta…

The wall is huge, with enough newly added steel to build 10 Empire State buildings. Why is this “greatest threat to endangered species” underappreciated?

Award winning footage with Travis Livieri from Prairie Wildlife Research and Patrick McMillan from Clemson University. Expeditions brings you the first ever ...

The sun occasionally releases bursts of electromagnetic radiation, which may disorient whales, a new study finds.

What causes this phenomenon?

Studies of Korea’s DMZ and exclusion zones around the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants show how animals respond when humans flee.

Water flow is at an all-time low at Quitobaquito Springs, a culturally vital oasis home to two endangered species next to the U.S.-Mexico border.

In Vietnam, Asian honeybees use feces to ward off the cousins of “murder hornets." The finding could help protect bees in other countries with invasive wasps.

A photographer takes a photo that launches his career—and then takes on a life of its own.

Colombia's "cocaine hippos" are making waves in their new home, but whether that's a good thing or not depends on who you ask.

The move could partially undo decades of efforts—which have cost taxpayers tens of millions—to recover wolves in the region.

From coast to coast, and in almost every state in the U.S., high levels of the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS contaminate freshwater fish. The potential harm is not limited to fish, but the...

South Africa has nearly doubled the amount of lion bones that can leave the country, in a move many say could encourage illegal trade.

Likely a new species still in the process of evolving and losing its eyes, the Indian animal is 10 times heavier than any known cave fish.

Water flow is at an all-time low at Quitobaquito Springs, a culturally vital oasis home to two endangered species next to the U.S.-Mexico border.

From penguin bullies to blissed-out squirrels, get an eyeful of the year's most humorous shots of animals, in a competition with a cause.

With the world focused on coronavirus, the federal government paves way for 175 miles of new walls along U.S.-Mexico border, through prime wildlife corridors.

In a nearly unprecedented move, Romania changed course on a bid to protect a site containing rare archeological artifacts.

The wall is huge, with enough newly added steel to build 10 Empire State buildings. Why is this “greatest threat to endangered species” underappreciated?

In October 2020, after months of urgent work, researchers found an Asian giant hornet hive in Washington State. Its story was just beginning.

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Act was passed unanimously. It aims to protect green spaces, drinking water, and wildlife such as panthers.

Water flow is at an all-time low at Quitobaquito Springs, a culturally vital oasis home to two endangered species next to the U.S.-Mexico border.

From pesticides to land development to electromagnetic pollution, humans often harm the ability of honeybees to reproduce.

PHOENIX – A U.S.-Mexico partnership could aid the long-term recovery of the endangered Mexican wolf, a subspecies of the North American gray wolf, and its...

The highly trafficked mammal has been hunted for years and is now stigmatized for unproven Covid-19 connections.

The first study of lion-porcupine interactions shows the spiny creatures can kill or seriously injure the big cats, with surprising impacts.