Although pygmy marmosets are on Ecuador’s red list of endangered species, there is some disagreement among primate specialists about what might be happening with their populations in other ...

According to the Sierra Club, there are only 3,000 of these "purple-petalled perennial wildflower" plants left in the mountains, and they are listed under the Endangered Species Act. The Coastal ...

The UK’s only Asian Golden Cat is among 28 rare and endangered cats being rehomed after a sanctuary boss was convicted over animal welfare offences. The group of big and small cats including the ...

Twenty-eight rare and endangered cats are being rehomed after a Codicote sanctuary boss was convicted of animal welfare offences. The animals, including the critically endangered Amur leopard ...

The UK’s only Asian Golden Cat is among 28 rare and endangered cats being rehomed after a sanctuary boss was convicted over animal welfare offences. The group of big and small cats including the ...

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A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

A group of endangered cats have been rescued and re-homed after their owner was convicted of animal welfare charges. Terrence Moore, director of the Cat Survival Trust in Codicote, Hertfordshire ...

Twenty-eight big and small cats were rescued from Cat Survival Trust in Hertfordshire A group of endangered cats have been rescued and re-homed after their owner was convicted of animal welfare ...

Jogo do Bicho Among the last vestiges of the mob-run numbers game: Brazil’s so-called animal lottery, known in the local tongue as Jogo do Bicho. It dates back to the 19th century and was ...

Australian scientists have discovered a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider that is bigger and more venomous than its relatives, nicknaming it "Big Boy." In research released Monday ...