Currently, the law that protects endangered species, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), makes it clear that destroying habitat ...

There are more than 500 recognized shark species living today. Sharks can be found in all of the world’s oceans, and even in ...

Though once thriving in the U.S., jaguars now call the landscapes of Mexico their northernmost territory. Unfortunately, ...

“I heard a leopard cough somewhere on the slopes above us,” the British explorer Wilfred Thesiger wrote in “Arabian Sands,” ...

Summer is a great time to forage for invasive species for your supper, or dessert, including green crabs, periwinkles, ...

Tigers are among the most powerful and admired animals on Earth. However, due to shrinking forests and growing threats, their ...

WTOP’s Matt Kaufax talks with animal keeper Charlie Shaw, who cares for big cats at the National Zoo, about the vital ...

Japanese experts help raise two white-bellied heron chicks in Bhutan, boosting conservation of critical global species.

An endangered black-footed ferret named Aristides gave birth on May 28 at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s institute in Front Royal, Virginia.

In a heartbreaking development, a 7-month-old female white tiger cub died suddenly at Nandankanan Zoological Park in ...

This year, number of solar waterpumps and waterholes have been increased. The requirement was assessed via field survey, and ...