A secretive creature observed by Darwin has long since been thought extinct, until observers recently spotted a specimen.

The blue-headed quail dove is a uniquely ancient species with no close relatives and is now on the brink of extinction. At ...

All nine Guam kingfishers released on Palmyra Atoll last September are alive and thriving in their new environment, marking a ...

Scientists at Chester Zoo are testing a "tail-tagging" technique to help reintroduce a rare species into the wild. Last week, ...

Fascinating caves, an opera house and hot springs galore. The historic communities of Shoshone and Tecopa have much more to ...

World Sparrow Day highlights the alarming decline of sparrows due to urbanization and pollution. Learn why they matter and ...

Conservationists are celebrating a record year for bitterns as the population of the UK’s loudest bird was found to have increased by 20% last year. Large-scale efforts to protect the well-camouflaged ...

The night parrot, once presumed extinct and later rediscovered, has had its largest known population discovered on Indigenous ...

The Biodiversity Law Centre, which represents the groups, said the number of penguins had dwindled from 15,000 in 2018 to ...

Researchers sequenced the DNA of Cuban blue-headed quail dove, expecting clear origins. Instead, they found it has no close ...

Titanoboa and anaconda differ significantly, with the extinct titanoboa being much larger at 40-50 feet and 2500+ pounds ...