Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut ...

New research shows that losing threatened requiem shark species could erase millions of years of tooth evolution and squeeze ...

Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species ...

Scientists warn that rising heat and rapid land change could reshape wildlife habitats faster than expected. A University of ...

"The ... ecosystem is regarded as one of the most rare and fragile in the world." Island residents stunned to see major ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spotted Division the North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing ...

New research finds extinction rates have been declining for a century, challenging assumptions of an ongoing mass extinction.

Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century as the interacting effects of climate change-driven extreme heat and human land-use change create ...

Australia is home to more than 1,800 orchid species—many found nowhere else. But these unique plants face growing threats.

Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...