Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to a multitude of threats, according to new research.

A lack of understanding can no longer be used as an excuse for inaction. As the authors of the new study point out, ...

Courtship and procreative behavior in many species of elasmobranchs—cartilaginous fish including rays, sawfish, sharks, and skates—may include following and biting. However, there has been little ...

This new research estimates the price and benefits of recovering threatened species – and offers cost-effective ways for ...

The hunt allows nearly 10% of all the endangered wolves in the country to be killed. The government says the move is necessary to protect livestock and people in rural areas.

Dingoes are one of Australia’s few remaining apex ... Dingoes are not protected, despite being a native species, and are threatened in much of the country. In some parts of the country ...

Australia is a land like no other. The world’s smallest continent and largest island, it’s a vast place that guarantees its ...

Evolution has perfected the world’s sharks and rays for more than 420 million years. Unlike the ammonites or pterosaurs that ...

Its economy is powered by mining but Western Australia is laying claim to being a "conservation superpower" with the ...

Sharks are one of the most feared animals on the planet. People who hate sharks often avoid beaches where sharks are known to ...

Another of 2024's mysterious plant discoveries made by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, was a species of rattan ...

More than 1,300 tiny, critically endangered snails that were bred in a UK zoo were released on a remote Atlantic island in a bid by conservationists to save the species. The Desertas Island land ...