The Latest Breaking News from Endangered Species

The snake-like species is under threat from smugglers, the climate crisis and Europe’s appetite for traditional dishes

Researchers are creating the first summer feeding data since whaling records in a bid to better understand the movements of an endangered species.

Nearly 50 years since its introduction, the US’ Endangered Species Act is plagued by decades-old criticisms that hinder its ability to help.

Despite Thailand's efforts to address wildlife crime, there are still challenges in curbing illegal trade in endangered species.

A second batch of 100 southern corroboree frogs is released into Kosciuszko National Park in a bid to save the critically endangered species.

Shane Cooper owns a property in one of the last remaining habitat areas of Booroolong frogs. For the past decade he and his wife have been restoring creeks to give the endangered species a chance to recover.

There's been increased demand for the endangered species' horn by some east Asians who believe it has medicinal properties.

Why should governments do all of the heavy lifting to arrest the steep decline of many ecosystems? Endangered species live on private land too – so why not give farmers and landholders incentives to look after them and restore habitat?

Climate change is the single greatest threat to the long-term survival of the Joshua tree, a beloved symbol of California’s high desert. But the biggest short-term obstacle is an impasse by state wildlife officials, who have been unable to agree whether to list it as threatened under the state Endangered…

The ungainly yet graceful wood stork, which was on the brink of extinction in 1984, has rebounded dramatically in Florida and other Southern states, officials say.

A legal fight over the Arctic grayling shows how regs can hurt rather than help.