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Hitchhiking Caribbean lizard upends island biogeography theory

Reintroduction program ups Mexico’s scarlet macaw population by 34 percent in one year

Scientists uncover six potentially new species in Peru, including bizarre aquatic mammal (photos)

In the shadows of Machu Picchu, scientists find ‘extinct’ cat-sized mammal

Termites suffer in logged forests and palm oil plantations

Scientists use genes, feces to study disappearing monkeys

Drivers in Brazil will intentionally run-down small animals, but only if it is safe

Norway to pay Liberia to stop deforestation

Fragmented forests hurt some bat species, may benefit others

Extinction island? Plans to log half an island could endanger over 40 species

Is there hope for the vaquita? IUCN calls for action to save world’s smallest, rarest porpoise

Camera traps capture ‘fantastically bizarre’ animal behavior in South African park

Malayan tiger population plunges to just 250-340 individuals

From ‘production’ forests to protected forests, groups work to save Sumatran orangutan habitat. But will it be enough?

Bizarre lizard newest victim of reptile pet trade

Protected areas do work, concludes study

WCS-led raids lead to six arrests near Mozambique’s largest reserve

Meet the newest enemy to India’s wildlife

Why are great apes treated like second-class species by CITES?

Elephants pay the price for palm oil in Malaysian Borneo, impact may reach far beyond reported kills

Thought wiped out by climate change, ‘extinct’ snail rediscovered in Seychelles

Zambia ends trophy hunting ban, elephants fair game

‘Canary in the cornfield’: monarch butterfly may get threatened species status

Norway slaughters over 700 whales this season

California blue whales recover to historical levels

Conservationists use social media to take on Peru’s booming illegal wildlife trade

Scientists uncover five new species of ‘toupee’ monkeys in the Amazon

The last of her kind: centennial of the death of the world’s last passenger pigeon

25 primate pictures for World Primate Day

Saving the Atlantic Forest would cost less than ‘Titanic’

Indonesian authorities bust porcupine-smuggling ring

Invasion of the lionfish: new research finds the situation may be worse than we thought

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