South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged landscapes—have become a shining ...

Animals go extinct for all sorts of reasons. In fact, most animal species that have ever existed have already gone extinct, ...

A 13-million-year-old species of turtle has been discovered after its fossil sat in a display case at an NT museum for ...

A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups. The slender-billed curlew – a migratory shorebird that bred ...

Conservationists say ʻalalā are the last survivors of all Hawaiian crow species. Known for being intelligent and charismatic, ...

Five of the ‘alalā birds were released on the island of Maui in November, the latest effort to try to help a species ...

The red-cockaded woodpecker, once endangered, is experiencing a resurgence in Coastal Carolina and the Southeast, thanks to ...

The conclusion? The bird was extinct. Kaput. No more! However, Monday’s headlines had a different story to tell. Out of those 23 species slated for the endangered species list farewell, the ...