Brazilian authorities say they have disrupted a major animal trafficking ring, rescuing hundreds of exotic animals and making ...

Spix's macaw, a vivid-blue parrot with elaborate mating rituals, was declared extinct in the wild in 2019. A captive-breeding ...

For over two years, officials across three continents have questioned why 26 endangered Spix's macaws were found at a private ...

Some sauropod bones only contain lesions on the inside, while others with more advanced infections show circular bump-like ...

About 500 million pet dogs live worldwide, with 90 million in Europe. This number has grown steadily since the 2000s. What ...

As they reached a dirt road in the community of Ucia, researchers spotted a striped creature stretching more than a foot long, according to the study. It was identified as Erythrolamprus taeniogaster, ...

The rainforest is home to a diverse array of species, and these are some of the strangest, most unusual animals you'll find.

Global collaboration is a cornerstone of its mission. Vantara works with IUCN, WWF, and wildlife authorities from Zimbabwe, ...

Can you imagine coming face-to-face with the largest tarantula in the world? This massive arachnid is the king of creepy ...

Scientists have always pointed to their powerful incisors — which never stop growing — as the key to their success: they allowed rodents to occupy a dietary niche that other mammals either ignored or ...

Researchers found dozens of Triassic coelacanth fossils in UK museums. The fish were once mistaken for reptile bones. The coelacanth is often called a “living fossil.” Once believed to have vanished ...

India, like South Africa, faces its own challenges with captive wildlife. The country is home to more than 2,600 elephants in ...