A wildlife biologist was surprised to find the tiny, prickly black-lace cactus at a future coal-mining complex in South Texas ...

Thousands of endangered species in British Columbia are not receiving the help they need to survive, according to new Simon ...

Large, palm-sized spiders are spinning massive golden webs across porches and power lines, and, according to experts, they’re here to stay. The Joro spider, which has a leg span up to 4 inches and ...

Not only is very little known about the insects and spiders that live in North America, but very few have a conservation status.

Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen Arman Muharmansyah/Australian Museum Two marsupials ...

How scientists, conservationists and the fragrance industry are working to revive extinct scents and perpetuate threatened ones. By Tammy LaGorce This article is part of our Design special section ...

Two marsupial species that scientists thought had gone extinct at least 6000 years ago have been found alive on the island of New Guinea. The ring-tailed glider and pygmy long-fingered possum, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ring-tailed lemur at Bear Creek Pioneers Park in Houston. (Russell Hearen/Russell Hearen ) A Houston man is facing federal ...

RIGHT NOW, POLICE IN PENNSYLVANIA’S POCONO MOUNTAINS SEARCHING FOR A MAN WHO’S ACCUSED OF SETTING MULTIPLE FIRES INSIDE HIS TOWNHOME, DESTROYING IT AND OTHER PEOPLE’S HOMES IN THE PROCESS. PROCESS.

A Houston man is facing federal charges over accusations he illegally sold endangered lemurs and spider monkeys for thousands of dollars. Justin Treadwell, of Houston, on Tuesday was charged with ...