No one wants a weasel on their Thanksgiving table, but swapping turkeys for other animals was once surprisingly common.

For generations, flapper skate was mislabelled as common skate. It was only in 2010 that the common skate was shown, ...

A new study shows that thanks to cheaper DNA testing, we've reclassified more mammal species and have more biodiversity.

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed – even detachable. They’re one of the most diverse ...

Conservation has helped save many of the world's most important species from the brink of extinction, and these are their success stories.

A team of researchers have described the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the ...

For the vast majority of human existence, extinction has been a one-way process. If a species has gone extinct, the species ...

"The proposal to repeal this rule is completely reckless. Even if they are listed as ‘threatened’ under the ESA, species could become extinct without its protections," said Kitty Block, president and ...

The Trump administration has proposed sweeping revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that could significantly change ...

A U.N. wildlife trade body decided on Sunday not to restrict India from importing endangered animals, after many countries ...

The changes “represent both individually and cumulatively significant retractions to the scope of the statute in many ...