Scientists conducting a Conservation International survey of Peru's Alto Mayo landscape were surprised to discovery such ...

A giant anaconda, a vampire hedgehog, a dwarf squirrel, and a tiger cat were among the new species named by science in 2024.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. New genetic research of museum specimens has found that the large rodents known as hutias on Cuba are two distinct species, not one as ...

Snakes, often feared, are crucial for ecosystem balance. Most species are non-venomous, controlling rodent and insect ...

Scientists have for the first time ever found “shocking” evidence of carnivorous behaviour in squirrels — hunting and eating ...

Clad in waders and staff in hand, Conrad Ely trudged through the icy Carlson Creek, a stream meandering under mossy Douglas ...

A highly lethal virus that spreads easily in some birds is causing a significant die-off of an invasive dove species in the ...

Scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, ...

A recent report about meat-eating ground squirrels has freaked out Californians, but it’s really nothing new. In Wyoming, the ...

Completely new species of daisies have been ... More Than One Third of Vietnam's Mammal Species Are at Risk of Extinction, Study Finds Nov. 12, 2024 — A recent study highlights that over one ...

The island's recovery stems from a multimillion-dollar rodent eradication project completed in 2019, which removed more than 350,000 invasive species. The results have been extraordinary ...

However, it was not previously known how many non-native mammal species this paradox actually applies to. In the new study, the scientists have now quantified this in order to get one step closer ...