Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a temporary pond, doomed to dry up eventually. Inside swam a ...

The Hadejia Wetlands National Park in northwestern Nigeria is a vital ecological treasure, designated as both a globally ...

The predator was once widely seen in forested areas. Habitat loss, lack of prey and poaching are key contributors to the loss ...

A critically endangered antelope species just got a little bigger thanks to the Houston Zoo. See the newest arrival and what ...

When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first ...

Named after Ousmane Sarr, a veteran park ranger who dedicated his life to protecting Niokolo-Koba's endangered species, the ...

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

The Houston Zoo welcomed the birth of a rare male eastern bongo calf to its herd. The baby bongo, a breed of antelope, was ...

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this ...

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached for their scales and meat, as ...