A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the mid-1990s, the kākāpō seemed destined for extinction. Only 51 individuals of ...

Researchers discovered that more than 80% of parasites detected in kākāpō poo prior to the 1990s are no longer present in ...

Since last being sighted in 1662, the dodo has become the symbol of extinction.

The Greece Police Department is investigating unverified reports of a possible mountain lion sighting near Northbridge Drive, ...

A gathering of close to the total estimated population of swift parrots excites ecologists, but they warn it is no party for the critically endangered species.

Trees are invading the open, grassy habitat of the endangered golden-shouldered parrot – giving predators cover to lie in ...

“The island of Ometepe – a wildlife haven in the middle of Nicaragua’s largest freshwater lake – harbours an estimated ...