The incident should prompt a rethink of our approach to wild animals in captivity, and whether it’s right – or safe – to keep ...

This year, the zoo flew 24,485 critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles out to repopulate their native wild ...

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to keep a species of small seabird on the state's endangered species ...

Dr. Fiona Fraser set out for a seaside habitat near Hobart, Australia, in search of a tiny endangered animal. Dr. Fraser, who ...

Museum ichthyologist Cristhian Conde-Saldaña uses evolutionary genetics to study freshwater fishes and document at-risk ...

Nearly two years after an unprecedented die-off of endangered smalltooth sawfish, scientists are still investigating ...

More than a thousand fish species use sounds to exchange information, attract mates, and avoid predators through hums, grunts, clicks, and bubbles. Yet, the vital role of fish sounds—and the impact of ...

Due to the depleting oxygen levels caused by pollution, sharks and deep-sea species are moving closer to the surface ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

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Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...