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The Tapanuli orangutan was only discovered six months ago — and it's already under threat of extinction from human development. Only 800 Tapanuli orangutans live in the wild today — however state-run Chinese company Sinohydro...

The discovery of a new great ape species – the Tapanuli orangutan – has not stopped a Chinese state-run hydropower company from clearing forest for a planned dam...

A top United States Department of the Interior official appears to have used his position to delay the protection of an endangered species at the request of the oil industry...

It's not every day you see a turtle with a mohawk - even if that mohawk is made up of algae and not hair. The Mary River turtle is eye-catching for this stylish feature, and it is also known as a butt-breather, or a reptile...

If it is ever built, Trump's US-Mexico border wall would pose a threat to vulnerable wildlife and plants, as well as to the growing ecotourism industry in the border regions of Texas...

A coalition of conservationist groups have called for urgent action to address the drastic decline in American wildlife. According to the groups' recently released report, one in three animal species in the United States...

Sudan is a 45-year-old northern white rhinoceros - and the last male of his kind. He's suffering from poor health, and if he dies before he is able to mate it will likely signal the effective extinction of the northern white...

Sudan, a 45-year-old northern white rhinoceros and the last male of his kind, is suffering from poor health. If Sudan dies before he is able to mate, it will likely signal the effective extinction of the northern white rhino,...

If you're anything like us, you want to show your earth-loving sweetheart that you care about them on Valentine's Day without perpetuating harmful consumerism...

A female wolf originally from East Germany has traveled across Europe to arrive in Belgium, marking the country's first sighting in at least 100 years...

Conservationist Paul Nicklen recorded this devastating video of a polar bear struggling to survive in a warming Arctic. With now-viral footage, which Nicklen describes as so wrenching that "it rips your heart out of your...

There are only 45 to 60 red wolves left in the wild, concentrated in a small area of North Carolina — but for Republicans, that is simply too many. The Canis rufus, which was declared endangered in 1982 and critically...

Of all the destructive impacts of a hurricane, with its life-threatening storm surges and massive flooding, the sudden lack of aquatic habitat is not a typical concern...

Grab your tissues, folks. A 1,300-pound manatee named Snooty recently passed away after celebrating his 69th birthday. In the wild, manatees are fortunate to live into their teens, which is partly why the elder marine mammal...

Grab your tissues, folks. A 1,300-pound manatee named Snooty recently passed away after celebrating his 69th birthday. In the wild, manatees are fortunate to live into their teens, which is partly why the elder marine mammal...