The evolutionary ancestor of many of the world's deep-sea octopus species is still living, according to a new gene study of new species and other animals.
A Thursday auction was the last of a series of legal elephant-ivory sales in Africa to raise conservation funds. Critics fear an increase in demand that may spur more poaching.
For 70 years, zebras at South Africa's Mountain Zebra National Park have had few predators. But now, conservationists are reintroducing cheetahs to the landscape.
Chickens, pigs, and cattle scored more wiggle room in a new law passed Tuesday in California. But farmers are crying foul, saying the legislation would cripple their businesses.
South Africa on Thursday auctioned more than 50 metric tons of ivory as part of a one-time series of sales approved by a UN body. Critics say the sales could encourage poaching.
A high-tech collar on a farm-raiding elephant in Kenya sends text messages when he crosses a virtual fence. Rangers then rush to shoo him away—safeguarduing both the elephant and crops.
Where have all the lemmings gone? New research shows that climate change is threatening these furry northern rodents, with serious consequences for other creatures such as the Arctic fox.
Overturning a local ruling and angering environmentalists, the Scottish government approved Donald Trump to build "the greatest golf course in the world" along the Scottish coast.
An abundance of sabertooth fossils trapped in ancient tar pits, combined with research into modern-day African carnivores, suggest that the vicious cats lived in groups.
The Mexican "water monster" salamander has a slimy tail, plumage-like gills, and an odd "smile." The salamander may also have a date with oblivion, conservationists warn.
