On a small island off the coast of Vietnam, a cow herder paused near a rice field and noticed a brown and yellow creature hidden under the grass. He picked up the animal and decided to keep it as a ...

While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

Recovering animals that are nearing extinction, like the black-footed ferret, was the whole point of the 1973 Endangered ...

Environmentalists in London and across the province say the Ontario government's push to cut so-called red tape to speed up ...

Australia's freshwater turtles are under threat, but local conservationists are working to help them make a comeback.

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The roar of rocket engines, the trembling earth beneath your feet, and a pillar of fire slicing through the sky—few human ...