Coextinction is an important consideration in conservation efforts.
Conservationists recently determined that there are actually four different species of giraffes.
To make matters worse, the leatherback sometimes mistakes the soft plastic refuse littering the ocean for its normal snack-of-choice, jellyfish
Leatherback turtles, immune to cold waters, lay eggs whose sex is determined by water temperature.
New research reveals how many birds are killed by cats each year. The numbers will alarm you!
Five basic criteria are used to determine if a species is threatened or endangered.
Where do the endangered green sea turtles spend their early years?
We’ve discussed before how endangered species are at risk from the increased likelihood of inbreeding, which leads to unhealthy offspring. There’s another danger to letting the numbers of animals in a given species become too low. It’s called genetic drift. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
Inbreeding is the term used when animals mate with their relatives. Learn more on this Moment of Science.
Bald eagles are not longer an endangered species. Learn more on this Moment of Science.