The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

Despite climate change, newly discovered species in 2026 are teaching us that even in adversity, some still thrive.

Conservationists are raising the plight of the pangolin, a scaly anteater found in parts of Africa and Asia that is the most trafficked mammal in the world ...

For world pangolin day, learn more about how genetic researchers helped pinpoint a hidden lineage of the critically endangered mammals ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have been freezing living cells from endangered species. Here’s how the Frozen Zoo® is ...

Much like the Galapagos, the remote Sub-Antarctic islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—deliver otherworldly landscapes and ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

The Bronx Zoo announced the birth of an Endangered pygmy slow loris born this past December. The Bronx Zoo participates in the pygmy slow loris Species Survival Plan (SSP), a breeding program managed ...

View post: Route 66 Turns 100: Discover the Ultimate Road Trip One Boutique Hotel at a Time An endangered pygmy slow loris was born in the Bronx Zoo’s renovated World of Darkness exhibit. The species ...

ZooTampa announced the birth of a critically endangered Eastern bongo calf on January 9. The female calf is the fourth Eastern bongo born at the zoo since 2021. There are fewer than 100 Eastern bongos ...

BANGKOK, Thailand (WKRC) - A wild cat that was considered "possibly extinct" by scientists for decades was once again found in the wild, proving to be a "significant win for conservation." The ...

This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...