Wolf howls, Mother Nature claps (video)
The howl of magnificent Zephyr at NY's Wolf Conservation Center gets Mother Nature's attention.
Wealthy philanthropists wage war. On cats.
With a $1 million donation, Andrew and Jane Cliffordhope to double the size of the world's largest cat-free sanctuary.
Elephant poaching declines in Africa, but 15,000 still illegally killed each year
Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.
Scientists may have just saved the northern white rhino from extinction
With only two members of the species left, a successful egg harvest and fertilization could mean all is not lost.
Sri Lankan farmers have an ingenious way to deter wild elephants
It involves planting another surprising crop.
Australia drops food to hungry wallabies
Thousands of kilos of vegetables will hopefully prevent starvation in burned-out regions.
These children are saving Iceland’s lost puffins
The 'puffin patrol' is saving baby puffins by the handful.
Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase
Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.
World’s smallest ungulate, lost for 30 years, found tiptoeing in Vietnam forest
One of the '25 most wanted' lost species, the silver-backed chevrotain is a snaggle-toothed, deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit and...
Photos of the world’s 25 most endangered primates
Meet the primate species that are among the most endangered on the planet, and the most in need of conservation measures.