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Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation.

An important decision is expected this week on whether the monarch butterfly should receive federal designation as a threatened species.

It took days for officials to finally catch a monkey running freely through the city of Fukuoka, Japan.

There are about 6,000 Cotton-Top tamarins left in the world and the species is considered critically endangered.

The San Diego Zoo has announced the latest addition of its wild family – a male pygmy hippopotamus whose successful birth was the first of its kind at the zoo in more than 30 years.

Wildlife all over the world has adapted during the pandemic to seeing fewer people. In California, endangered sea otters have likely benefited from fewer human disturbances. But as shelter-at-home restrictions begin to relax and desperation for outdoor recreation grows, sea otters could be at risk from an influx of people.

A wolf that wandered thousands of miles from Oregon and became the first wild wolf spotted in California in almost 90 years before returning to Oregon and starting a pack is believed to be dead, wildlife officials said.

The bear was tranquilized by animal control personnel Friday morning, a few hours after it was spotted foraging for food in a Monrovia, Calif., neighborhood

A team of salmon fishermen near Canada’s Vancouver Island knew they had to help when they spotted a bald eagle struggling against the massive octopus as it dragged the bird underwater.

Intense moments were captured on video over the weekend as a boat caught fire on Lake Ray Hubbard with 10 people, including a 6-week-old baby, on board.

Johnny meets Jennifer Moreno from the ‘Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection’ to learn about the conservation efforts underway in the Sonoran Desert. After monitoring a wildlife crossing, Johnny and Jennifer track tortoise.

A man is recovering after he fought off and killed a mountain lion that attacked him during a trail run in northern Colorado. Rebecca Ferrell, a spokeswoman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, tells The Coloradoan the man was running alone at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near Fort Collins when he was attacked from behind Monday afternoon. The runner, whose name...

Neighbors say even though the helicopters are not flying directly overhead, the company has done little to keep the noise down.

A 5-year-old Colorado girl attacked by a bear outside her home over the weekend is expected to make a full recovery, officials said Monday. Her mother is credited for possibly saving her life by scaring the animal away. The unidentified girl was in good condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction as wildlife officials announced they killed the bear...

Wildlife managers in several states will begin surveys later this month to track the population of a grouse that has been the focus of an ongoing legal battle over whether it warrants federal protection.

The horned lizard population is decreasing in North Texas, so the Fort Worth Zoo is partnering with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to breed and re-introduce them to nature.

Wildlife officials captured an injured bear that lay hidden in bushes after it was struck by a car on a Southern California freeway Monday morning.

Police and wildlife officials are still searching for a tan and yellow monocle cobra that escaped from an Ocala, Florida home Monday night. Residents in the area are urged to use caution until the venomous snake has been captured. The monocled cobra is native to Thailand and is considered to be one of the deadliest reptiles.

Police and wildlife officials are still searching for a tan and yellow monocle cobra that escaped from an Ocala, Florida home Monday night. Residents in the area are urged to use caution until the venomous snake has been captured. The monocled cobra is native to Thailand and is considered to be one of the deadliest reptiles.