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

To know what a tropical bird is, you first have to know where the tropics are. The tropics form a band around the equator, ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

These people may have been inspired by animals they observed in nature, where there are many birds with mohawks that rival ...

The largest bald eagle nest ever recorded, measuring 9 feet 6 inches wide and 20 feet deep, was found in St. Petersburg, ...

Leopards — solitary, enigmatic, nocturnal predators with golden fur splashed with dark rosette spots — have the widest range ...

The new species, measuring just over half an inch long, was discovered on Equatorial Guinea’s Bioko Island, according to researchers.

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

An eighth species from Africa, the Temminck’s ground pangolin, ... such as the bald eagle, from dying out. The Endangered Species Act protects over 2,000 U.S. and foreign species. ...

Scientists also say two more species of the mammal may exist. The protections were signed into law in 1973 with bipartisan support and are key for preserving global biodiversity and keeping iconic ...