Unfortunately, one million endangered species could become extinct. On World Wildlife Day, learn who is at risk and how to ...

The Los Angeles Zoo announced Tuesday that a new baby gorilla was born late last month, the fifth great ape birthed at the ...

The new assessment totals 135,690 forest elephants, 16 percent more than the figure estimated in 2016, with an additional ...

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

A polar bear sleeping in a field of flowers, a fish that looks like seaweed, and leopards courting in the mist: These 21 images are our favorite animal pictures of the year. A large black bear leaves ...

A new IUCN report shows African forest elephants are more numerous than previously believed, not due to recovery, but thanks ...

The species of elephant, important in helping rainforests to regenerate, is notoriously hard to assess since they are spread across remote, dense jungles in 22 African countries.

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate—and higher—population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study ...

There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, a study showed on Thursday.

Over his short life, Daniel Weisberger went from Boy Scout and beloved older brother to killer. To understand why, we headed to the Florida Keys, where Daniel’s world unraveled. WLRN's special report ...

Over his short life, Daniel Weisberger went from Boy Scout and beloved older brother to killer. To understand why, we headed ...