Research finds humpback whales lose 11,000kg of blubber during their annual migrations - which is equivalent to the energy obtained after feeding on 57,000 kg of Antarctic krill.

Migratory fish populations have declined sharply in the last fifty years. Image: Petteri Hautamaa – WWF Finland | World Fish Migration Day /// A guest blog by Zeb Hogan and Monni Böhm What do Lake …

Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a campaign to eliminate invasive rats

Conservationists feared 10cm threadsnake as thin as a strand of spaghetti had become extinct

The Australian Institute of Marine Science says coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef has declined after mass bleaching events, with experts warning it faces a future of "increased volatility". 

Habitat loss and invasive cats and dogs pushed the Grand Cayman's ancient reptile to the brink of extinction. Now, thanks to ongoing conservation efforts, populations are on the rise.

The 40cm-long insect, named <em>Acrophylla alta,</em> weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia

Conservationists snapped images of two small wildcat species in Pakistan earlier this year: an Asiatic caracal (Caracal caracal schimitzi) and a sand cat (Felis margarita) — both which are incredibly rare in the country. Information on both cats in Pakistan is limited, with the sand cat presumed possibly extinct there, according to the IUCN, the […]

Learn about the animals and people of Madagascar, as well as the threats it faces, what WWF is doing, and how you can help.

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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Scientists, policy leaders and conservation experts from five continents have advanced several major initiatives to protect migratory freshwater fish and their habitats followi...

Sea cucumbers, or 'janitors of the sea', scour and clean the seafloor, allowing other animals to thrive. In the Philippines, a group of women stand guard to help them multiply.

The Third UN Oceans Conference (UNOC3), together with the preceding special events: the One Ocean Science Congress, the Coastal Cities Summit and the Blue Economy and Finance Forum, were pivotal momen...

Do you have a passion for species conservation and the determination to work within a global network to promote invertebrate species conservation around the world? The Indianapolis Zoo Global Center f...

Swallowtails are the flamboyant rockstars of the butterfly world! They are large, colorful and frankly spectacular butterflies in the family Papilionidae which contains around 580 species. Some have b...