13 Panda Cubs Frolic Together for the First Time on a Playground Built Just for Them - LOOK
A group of more than a dozen panda cubs made a collective appearance in China to wish fans a happy New Year.
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Two Channel Island Plants Found Nowhere Else are Off Endangered Species List and Now Flourishing
The ESA is the most successful conservation legislation, preventing 99% all species listed since 1973—around 291—from going extinct.
'Turning Back the Tide of Extinction' Australian Mammals Are Coming Back: Bandicoots, Bilbies, Potoroos
The AUD$40 million program has saved and expanded 7 other species beyond the golden bandicoot and bilbies, including potoroos and numbats.
32 Species of Harlequin Frogs Were Found in Ecuador That We Thought Were Extinct
It's one of the largest catalouged rediscoveries of animals in history, giving scientists hope for the survival of these amphibian "gems".
Millions of Sharks Could be Saved from Fishing Hooks with Use of New Pulsing Device
An electrical deterent device called SharkGuard has reduced bycatch of sharks and rays by 91% in tuna fisheries.
A Baby Boom For Cutest Animal Not Seen in Australia for Decades: 'Feels Like a Modern Jurassic Park'
63 Eastern Quoll joeys were born in a single year, the most ever bred in a wildlife sanctuary on mainland Australia, where they went extinct.
Native Wildlife Flourishing Again After Another Caribbean Island Banishes Invading Rodents
Caribbean islands account for only 0.16% of the Earth's landmass, but rank in the top three in the world as a collective for biodiversity.
Bumblebees are Hitting Back at Asian Hornets With Top-Tier Combat Skills, Reveals Research
Bumblebees have top-tier combat skills when targeted by Asian hornets, say researchers who witnessed 120 attacks with bees winning each time.
Holly Tree Presumed Extinct for 200 Years Discovered After Placement on Most Wanted List: 'Nature surprises us'
A team returns to the site weekly to see if the trees are fruiting in the hopes of collecting seeds from the tree to germinate them.
Zoos Welcome 'Paddington Bears' for Breeding Programs to Help Save Species From Extinction
Two zoos in the US and UK have welcomed ‘Paddington Bears' into their breeding programs to help save the rare Andean species from extinction.
Oklahoma Zoo Forecasts 'Cloudy with a chance of cute' After Rare Clouded Leopard Kitten Born
Clouded leopards are native to South and Southeast Asia, but have disappeared entirely from several nations like Vietnam and Taiwan
Thousands of Acres of Koala Haven Forest to Come Under Logging Bans in New South Wales
The parcel is just one part, though key, of the 315,000 hectares that a coalition of conservation organizations is hoping to protect forever.
Africa NGO Purchases World's Largest Captive Rhino Population to Rewild 2,000 Across the Continent
African Parks manages 22 protected areas across 12 countries, making them the ultimate organization for this mammoth undertaking.
Discovery of Electric Blue Tarantula Stuns Scientists Who Auction Naming Rights for Charity
Chameleons produce vivid and fascinating colors via pigments, but the tarantula's hairs absorb some light and reflect the rest, a rare aspect
Prehistoric Bird Once Thought to Be Extinct Returns to New Zealand Wild
For the Māori, the reintroduction is incredibly special. In the past Māori people gathered the feathers of the bird into cloaks.
Two Critically Endangered Baby Condors Born in National Park Are Healthy, 'Adorable Fluffballs'
After approaching the very edge of existence, it is a beautiful thing to be able to celebrate new condor chicks born in the wild
Threatened Western Quolls Return to Western Australia After 100 Year Absence
In the vast 1,305 km² of Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in Western Australia, 30 western quolls were released earlier this year.
Texas Oak Tree Thought to Be Extinct Discovered in Big Bend National Park
Quercus tardifolia or the late-leaf oak, is a living relic of a bygone climactic period in Texas' history when the Lone Star State was wetter
13-Foot Sawfish Spotted Farther North Than Any in Decades Hints at Recovery of Species
This bizarre relative of the ray with a chainsaw for a nose almost went extinct in the US, but the large breeding female suggests a recovery.
After 10 Year Absence, World's Most Endangered Sea Turtle Nests on Texas Beach, With a Little Help From Friends
Kemp's Ridley sea turtle hasn't been seen on Galveston Island for a decade, and the recovery of its 107 eggs is a major boon to the speices.
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