On this planet there are many different icons of conservation. These are animals that were famously in peril but have been ...

The Endangered Species Act turns 50 years old this year and National Geographic is highlighting the many animals the act protects.

The first species on Earth were far from humans, but somewhere along the line, animals have taken a backseat to mankind's development. Pushing creatures out of their homes, hunting them down, and ...

These clashes threaten iconic and endangered species, including Tibetan wild yaks, wild two-humped camels and Asia’s forest elephants. If the wild species are protected, herders may be forbidden ...

Four endangered Mexican spider monkeys seized from smugglers near the U.S. southern border have found a home at the Saint ...

Axolotls were classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List in ...

Take a look at these nine baby Galápagos tortoises. The Zoo is proud that the critically endangered species is now thriving.

This popular zoo animal is about to join the endangered species list. Giraffe populations in the wild savannas of Africa have experienced a dramatic decline, and it has become so severe that the U ...

The service had proposed the delisting of nearly two dozen species in September 2021 due to extinction. Included in the group of animals now declared extinct are the Little Mariana fruit bat, also ...

Many species of animals have horns. But some truly exceptional animals have horns so large they have to be seen to be ...