Latest about endangered species
Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped out
The critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct.
Rare wolf spider presumed extinct turns up on British military base
Britain's great fox-spider had not been seen since 1993. Turns out, it's been thriving on a military base.
How the same tech in your Nintendo Wii is tracking wild and wily wolverines
Scientists are equipping the endangered wolverine with accelerometers to track them in the wild.
After 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia
Tasmanian devils have been reintroduced to mainland Australia, where they haven't been seen in the wild for millennia.
Endangered croc gives piggyback ride to 100 babies after mating with '7 or 8 females'
One of London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year honorees shows an endangered crocodile carrying 100 babies on his back
350 elephants drop dead in Botswana, some walking in circles before doing face-plants
More than 350 elephants in Botswana have mysteriously died since May, in a phenomenon that some scientists have dubbed a "conservation disaster," and one that has evaded explanation.
Why these rattlesnakes are declining at an alarming rate
Rattlesnakes are threatened in British Columbia in Canada, and many populations are declining at alarming rates.
Baby pygmy hippo born at San Diego Zoo, conquers the internet with cuteness
A tiny and very tubby baby pygmy hippo that was recently born at the San Diego Zoo is the zoo's first successful pygmy hippo birth in more than 30 years.
