endangered species
Wildlife trafficker known as the 'Godfather' sentenced to 18 months over $2.1M in poached rhinoceros horns
Teo Boon Ching, 58, acted as the middleman in the transnational poaching plot, arranging to ship the 219 kilograms of rhino horns he received from co-conspirators in Africa, the feds...
'Sex and the City' designer beloved by A-listers busted on smuggling endangered snakeskins for handbags
Handbag designer, Nancy Gonzalez -- whose creations were featured on “Sex and the City” -- was extradited to the US this week on conspiracy and smuggling charges.
One-of-a-kind spotless giraffe born in Tennessee zoo
A giraffe without any spots has been born in a Tennessee zoo, with the animal believed to be the only living one of her kind.
Baby antelope gives hope to near-extinct species
A baby addax, also known as a white antelope, was born a healthy 15 pounds at Illinois' Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago. The adorable male calf is the third of the...
Pandamonium! Giant panda births twin girl cubs in South Korea
The new arrivals will bolster the population of giant pandas, which is now approaching 2,000 worldwide thanks to conservation efforts.
Disney World welcomes endangered tamarin monkeys weighing as much as 'chicken egg'
The twin minuscule monkeys will double the species population at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and add to the mere thousands of tamarins left across the globe.
DC zoo 'cautiously optimistic' critically endangered gorilla newborn will survive
This "critically endangered" newborn is ape-solutely adorable.
Scientists are vaccinating koalas against chlamydia as the STD threatens population
In 2008, just 10% of koalas tested in northern South Wales were positive for chlamydia. Now 80% have been infected, according to Mathew Crowther, a conservation biologist who monitors the...
Yangtze turtle nears extinction after last known female found dead: 'Devastating'
A member of a non-profit turtle protection group found the animal floating in a Hanoi lake last Sunday, the local economic department head Phung Huy Vinh told VN Express.
Endangered 14-foot shark pregnant with 40 pups washed up on beach
"While it was very sad that it passed, we were excited about the rare opportunity of seeing a Great hammerhead in such good condition," Orange Beach Coastal Resources said.
San Diego welcomes rare twin leopard cubs
The tiny, yet-to-be-named critters emerged from their birthing den with mother Satka following several weeks of monitoring with a remote camera system, the zoo said.
90-year-old tortoise welcomes three newborns at Houston Zoo
The 90-year-old endangered tortoise Mr. Pickles, The Houston Zoo's oldest animal, has welcomed three new hatchlings to the world.
New West African lion cubs offer hope that rare species can beat extinction
The cubs are a major victory for Niokolo-Koba, which is home to just 29 west African lions.
Family raises 250-pound 'dog' for 2 years — then realizes it's a bear
A Chinese woman's beloved Tibetan mastiff pup turned out to be an Asiatic bear weighing 250 lbs.
Europe's first-ever Chinese pangolin born at Prague Zoo
A Chinese pangolin was born at the Prague Zoo on Feb. 2, marking the first time the scaly endangered mammal was born in Europe.
Endangered African penguin chicks hatch at Arizona aquarium
An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three endangered African penguin chicks, saying the tiny additions are genetically valuable as zoos and aquariums around the world work to ensure...
Food blogger fined $18.5K for grilling and eating great white shark
The foodie can be seen ripping off chunks of shark flesh before cooking the apex predator's noggin in a hotpot like a ghoulish bouillabaisse.
Dallas Zoo offering $10,000 reward in vulture's suspicious death
The lappet-faced vulture named Pin died in "very suspicious" circumstances. The bird was discovered dead in its habitat with a "wound" to his body, the zoo said during a press...
US bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered
“White-nose syndrome is decimating cave-dwelling bat species like the northern long-eared bat at unprecedented rates," said the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Orange ya glad! Zoo announces the birth of adorable endangered leaf monkey
This "pumpkin-haired" fur baby was born right in time for Halloween.