University of Florida researchers are using AI technology to trap an invasive reptile species to protect native wildlife.

“Charismatic megafauna” describes many people’s favorite animals: blue whales, giant pandas, elephants, penguins, and other large beasts of the natural world. Many of these animals are hunted to ...

The iconic Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species at risk of extinction. A study in PLOS Biology publishing May 26 ...

A tiny skull found on a beach in Devon has rewritten the early history of lizards, snakes and the tuatara, the last survivor ...

Even the king cobra is "vulnerable." More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published ...

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Of the 10,196 species assessed, scientists found that at least 1,829 (21%) of species were threatened with extinction. "The potential loss of one-fifth of all reptile species reminds us how much of ...

Dec. 27 (UPI) --A new iguana species discovered in China received an official designation Wednesday. Wang's garden lizard, or Calotes wangi, was identified when researchers realized specimens ...

What are the worst invasive species in South Africa? In this video I will be trying to answer that question as I will be ...

Over 50 Triassic coelacanth fossils from British museums, long mislabeled, show these ancient fish thrived in coastal habitats.

The iconic Red List of Threatened Species, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), identifies species at risk of extinction. In a new study, researchers present a novel ...