The damage these organisms and their ilk are inflicting on regions around the world puts invasive alien species — non-native flora and fauna that harm the environments they’re introduced to ...

Wilson considered the Endangered Species Act of 1973 the most important piece of conservation legislation in our nation’s history. I know what that means. I know because I lived it. Fifty years ...

But that’s exactly what the Trump administration is proposing to do by changing how one word in the Endangered Species Act is interpreted: harm. For 50 years, the U.S. government has interpreted ...

DAVAO CITY—Filipino and Taiwan botanical scientists recently discovered two new species of the Begonia flowering plants in Davao Oriental, a province that lay along the country’s rich Eastern ...

"It turns out to be true for mosquitoes too – and has the upside of keeping out a disease-carrying invasive species." "It may sound counterintuitive to suggest that we should protect habitat for ...

Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with several species found throughout Yellowstone’s 3,471 square miles.

A team of scientists has discovered a new species of crustacean living deep within the limestone caves of Bermuda, according to a report by Discover Wildlife. The story said, “The cave ...

But a new “excellently preserved” partial skeleton enabled this latest international team of scientists from Canada, Chile and the U.S. to eventually identify the new genus and species.

“He is now exploring the expansive Asian Plains habitat alongside the other species that live there, including other deer, antelope, wild cattle, and rhinoceros.” The male Père David’s ...

The recently published paper said that the single adult egg-bearing female of the new species was found in a tidal pool in the “roadside cave”, located about 110 metres from Harrington Sound.

There are 21 snake species that are native to Pennsylvania, and three of them are venomous.Eastern copperheadThe copperhead reaches an average adult size of 24 to 36 inches.The body is copper or ...