Human heart-monitoring devices find new life helping biologists understand threatened species
During his regular checkup, a 9-year-old clouded leopard named Masala undergoes a procedure to get a tiny heart…
Injured monarch butterfly miraculously able to fly again thanks to wing transplant on LI
This surgery was a total metamorphosis! An injured monarch butterfly with a ripped-off wing is able to fly…
Determined Scientists Created Only Puffin Colony in the US, and Continue to Protect it Decades Later
Eastern Egg Rock Island – credit CC0 Lisapaulinet For 50 years, the state of Maine has drawn worldwide…
Golden Lion Tamarins move in with two-toed sloth at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — At Palm Beach Zoo, a Hoffman’s two-toed sloth is teaching golden lion…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
New pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves debuts at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo
SEATTLE — A new pack of Mexican gray wolves has arrived at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, offering visitors…
Six Baby Cheetahs Born in the Richmond Zoo’s Prolific Breeding Program – 167 Cats Since 2013 (WATCH)
Six cheetah cubs with their mother –Courtesy of Metro Richmond Zoo At a zoo in Richmond, a raucous…
This elusive species is Louisiana’s rarest snake and one of the rarest in North America
Louisiana is home to about 48 species and subspecies of snakes, and seven of them are venomous. The…
On World Rhino Day, South Africa marks progress but still loses a rhino daily to poachers
DINOKENG GAME RESERVE, South Africa (AP) — The Dinokeng Game Reserve in South Africa has a thriving rhino…
‘This is a monumental discovery’
A wildlife sanctuary in northeast India has been hiding a wonderful secret that was recently uncovered by a…
The Kagus Bird Is Seriously Endangered, And If It Goes Extinct, Its Unique Genetic Nasal Skin Flaps Goes With It » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock There are many animals on Earth that are endangered and at serious risk of going extinct. It…
Endangered orca in Washington state seen carrying a dead calf
EASTSOUND, Wash. — Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn…