The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in North America and one of the heaviest snakes on the ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

Hundreds of tiny endangered fish slipped from orange plastic buckets into a glittering lagoon in Malibu on June 17, returning ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...

Federal officials have proposed declaring the pangolin endangered, a move that would help protect what is often considered ...

The United States on Monday moved to extend federal protections to all species of pangolins -- a step that would tighten ...

The fight to save ‘adorably odd’ mammal from edge of extinction - The animals are heavily trafficked, largely due to demand ...

U.S. officials proposed Monday to protect the pangolin, a small, nocturnal mammal covered in scales, under the Endangered ...

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — were caught and released recently in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of ...

WASHINGTON — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. “The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of the Mekong region,” said Chheana ...

No one saw a Mekong giant salmon carp for 15 years, but then the species was spotted in areas of Cambodia that suggest it may be found in more locations. By Rachel Nuwer The Mekong giant salmon ...