Eastern Congo is home to almost a third of the world’s last 700 wild mountain gorillas. With the recent violence in the region, there are no trained rangers to protect them now.

A deadly cancer has preyed on the Tasmanian devil, causing it to be listed as endangered, scientists have begun an experimental inoculation program.

Zimbabwe sold almost four tons of ivory, raising $450,000 to help the economically embattled country protect its elephants and better manage its vast national parks.

The offer of payments was intended to save a small porpoise that is threatened with extinction as an unintended byproduct of commercial fishing.

A complicated attempt to mate two elderly turtles during this year’s breeding season ended without producing any offspring.

One in four mammals is in danger of disappearing because of habitat loss, hunting and climate change, a global conservation body warned on Monday.

One in four mammals is in danger of disappearing because of habitat loss, hunting and climate change, a global conservation body warned on Monday.

One in four mammals is in danger of disappearing because of habitat loss, hunting and climate change, a global conservation body warned on Monday.

Many Arctic specialists say natural variations in Arctic winds and cloud cover probably had a role in shaping the particularly large ice losses in the past two summers.

The government announced it would expand a national park on the island of Sumatra, which hosts endangered elephants and tigers.