The House passed a bill Thursday that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List and allow states to manage ...

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said ...

New research has dramatically expanded the known roster of mammals on Earth. A new review published in the Journal of Mammalogy shows that the number of living mammal species has surged to nearly ...

Every five years, a small group of biologists and environmentalists assemble in a large corner office in Springfield with long glass windows. Inside that room, they weigh in on the fate of every ...

While growing up in California in the 1980s, Winifred Frick never saw a condor in the wild. The population of North America’s largest bird, Gymnogyps californianus, had dwindled to nearly zero by 1987 ...

Discover the list of mammals that live only in water, such as whales, dolphins, manatees, and dugongs. Learn how these fully aquatic mammals survive underwater, why they can’t live on land, and what ...

While water is absolutely necessary for life, some mammals have developed remarkable abilities to live in situations where water is limited, or sometimes nonexistent. Whether it be enormous deserts or ...

Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology Andrew Baker receives funding from the Australian Biological Resources Study program. Diana Fisher has ...