Explore 25 of the rarest animals in the world, from the vaquita to the Amur leopard. Learn about their critical status, why they're disappearing, and what' ...

The Supreme Court once billed the Endangered Species Act as “the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of ...

Examples from around the world show that it is possible to change the type of fishing nets used to protect marine life. Gillnets (which capture fish by entangling them around the gills) have been ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Trump administration-driven rule change to the Endangered Species Act ...

The largest-ever study of over 2.6 million zoo birth records reveals skewed sex ratios in endangered species, from lemurs to elephants. The international team of scientists behind the study emphasizes ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are the primary international and US policies, respectively, in place ...

Three of the critically endangered American Red Wolf pups were fostered into a wild wolf family. The event is a first in the zoo's history.

Ecologists and experts fear mass mortality event that began in March 2025 may have led to the collapse of some local populations ...

A massive Kemp's ridley sea turtle — the world's smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

Ten endangered red wolves were transported between North Carolina and New York Tuesday as part of a coordinated effort to preserve the critically endangered species. Pilots to the Rescue — a ...

The Government of Andalusia release the 2015 Iberian lynx census MADRID, Spain – WWF welcomes the 2015 Iberian lynx census released today by the government of Andalusia. The survey shows a significant ...