After nearly three decades, the silver-backed chevrotain, a diminutive and elusive animal, has been rediscovered in a ...

Some effects of Arizona's Dragon Bravo Fire are clear, but what's happened to wildlife may not be known until the flames die ...

Roadkill isn’t unique to South Carolina, but some animals that increasingly are killed by cars might be — armadillo, ...

SAN JUAN – For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor ...

The $14.3 million in state funding will aid in the purchase and protection of more than 2,270 acres of open space through 25 ...

Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic ...

Gene-edited animals or plants wouldn’t have a chance if released into a barren habitat or a poaching hotspot. Genomic tools can give an extra edge to species that are already being saved from ...

The bear was added to the endangered species list in 1975 and it's been a tortuous political battle ever since ...

In the rodent family tree, deer mice separated from the ancestors of house mice and rats about 25 million years ago. By some ...

Utah's mule deer population remains well below the state's goal, and wildlife officials are hoping a series of public ...