ATLANTA — The monarch butterfly could soon receive federal protection, which would be a significant step toward protecting one of North America's most beloved species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

The North Atlantic right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis) is one of the most endangered large whales. Their very name references ...

Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder ...

If it feels like there are fewer bugs now than there were decades ago, it’s not just nostalgia. Scientists estimate that, due to factors such as pesticide use, habitat loss, and climate change, as ...

Qannik the polar bear is one of the Louisville Zoo’s most beloved animals, but she wouldn’t have made it here from her home in Alaska without a highly-coordinated effort — or the zoo’s accredited ...

Scientists from the University of Washington recently deployed a little over 1 mile of fiber-optic cable in the Salish Sea to ...

The Federal Highway Administration on Friday announced a $25 million grant to help North Carolina construct wildlife ...

The dire wolf, a large, wolflike species that went extinct about 12,000 years ago, has been in the news after biotech company Colossal claimed to have resurrected it using cloning and gene-editing ...

Hong Quyen was shocked to learn the parrots she raised were endangered animals and possessing them was punishable with a fine ...