Latest about conservation
'Most of Gorongosa's large animals had died': How an African paradise for nature recovered from the ravages of war
"Where once there had been more than two thousand elephants, now there were fewer than two hundred."
Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough
Scientists at the company Colossal Biosciences have derived induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants, which they say could boost efforts to resurrect woolly mammoths.
'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations
Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994. Scientists are now hoping to reintroduce the species in the wild in a conservation effort that could take centuries.
Fishing cats seen feasting on chicks at the tops of 26-foot-tall trees in Bangladesh
South Asian fishing cats have been caught on camera hunting chicks in tree tops, potentially solving the mystery of how this vulnerable species survives during the monsoon season.
1st-ever white rhino IVF sparks hope that 'doomed species' could still be saved, despite there being no males left
Researchers in Kenya successfully transplanted a white rhino embryo into a female surrogate for the first time. The pregnant mother-to-be died from an unrelated illness before she could give birth, but the procedure showed that some of the world's rarest animals can still be saved.
'Incredibly rare' 2nd-century Roman armor pieced together like an 'ancient jigsaw puzzle'
Conservators in the U.K. have painstakingly reassembled a piece of Roman armor that was broken into more than 100 pieces.
Pangolin courtship ritual and birth of a 'pangopup' captured in incredible, rare footage
Pangolin courtship rituals can last hours and require lots of adjusting for the couple's scaly armor, incredible new footage shot for the PBS series "Big Little Journeys" reveals.
Clouded leopard: The cat with saber-like teeth that can walk upside down in trees
Clouded leopards can rotate their ankle joints by almost 180 degrees and they kill prey by biting the back of their necks with their huge teeth.
Giant 1.5-foot-long rat that can crack open coconuts photographed for 1st time on remote island
After years of failed attempts, scientists have finally succeeded in snapping images of an extremely rare, enormous rat that is so big it can reportedly chew through coconuts on the Solomon Islands.
