Bulborox, small-bulb orchid, dwarf date palm, chaulmoogra, and bashpata are all targeted for recovery in this project. The ...

Because their relative isolation encourages speciation, oceanic islands are hotspots of biodiversity. Yet their relatively ...

A native plant has been brought back from the brink of extinction, with its yellow daisy-like flowers once again decorating a ...

Despite declining biodiversity around the world, some species are beating the odds and making comebacks. One such animal is ...

On Rábida Island in the Galápagos, where red-tinged beaches meet ancient lava formations, Mares’s leaf-toed gecko ...

Transforming crop and timber production to a sustainable model could reduce the extinction of species by mitigating one of the great drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, according to a new ...

A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

Forty-six percent of tree species in Mesoamerica are threatened with extinction. Researchers hope a new regional study will ...

After the 1982-1983 El Niño warming event, the coral endemic to the Galápagos Islands experienced sharp population declines ...

Paleontologists in Germany have described a never-before-seen species of Jurassic marine reptile from 183 million years ago.

On Sept. 29, the FWS proposed to remove 23 animals species and one plant species from the ESA's list of protected species due to extinction. About 650 species in the U.S. have likely been lost to ...

Four Barbary lion cubs have been born in a Czech zoo, marking a vital step for the rare animal that is extinct in the wild.