The term de-extinction is inaccurate, but conservation is still the best way to achieve its stated goals. We need to save the ...

About 24,000 elephants live in Namibia, a southwest African country known for its desert landscapes and wildlife parks. Most ...

If large creatures like elephants, giraffes and bison are allowed to thrive, they could alter habitats that allow for the ...

Colossal’s bold announcements have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down.

Congress is working on a proposal that would gut the Marine Mammal Protection Act and erase legal protections for dolphins, ...

A few days ago, many were heart-broken when we read of the death of yet another majestic elephant called ‘Bhathiya’. Approval ...

Ambitious projects aim to put dire wolves, woolly mammoths and passenger pigeons back into our ecosystems. But with so many ...

A lion may be the "king of the jungle," but there are a few other animals that could take on this big cat and emerge victorious.

Earth's biodiversity is in crisis. An imminent "sixth mass extinction" threatens beloved and important wildlife. It also ...

The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target has caused widespread alarm ...

Before going extinct roughly two million years ago, canids known as borophagines took down and consumed much larger prey ...

In early modern Europe, mammoth fossils were famously interpreted as the bones of unicorns and giants before being recognized ...