Pro-whaling nations have again blocked the creation of a sanctuary to safeguard whales in the South Atlantic at an international meeting on whaling and whale conservation. The pro ...

The survival of India’s tigers depends not only on protecting reserves, but also on ensuring safe connectivity between the ...

Protecting individual animals matters, but when healthy populations are able to fulfil their ecological roles, the benefits ...

A new four-legged conservation hero is in training, with a rescue dog preparing to follow in the pawprints of world-famous koala detection dog Bear.

His powerful nose, boundless energy and hyper-focus were game-changers when it came to searching for koala survivors after ...

After losing a toe and 8 months in rehabilitation, an injured Eurasian eagle-owl in Beijing was finally ready to hunt, fly, and live ...

IFAW has teamed up with Syracuse University to learn more about the movements and behaviors of two endangered whale ...

The Sahara is a vast desert stretching across North Africa, spanning at least 10 countries. With an area of 8,600,000 square kilometers (3,320,478 square miles), it’s the largest hot desert in the ...

The Galápagos Islands are a hotspot for global biodiversity, with one of the highest levels of unique species in the world. Around 97% of the reptile species, 80% of the land-dwelling birds, 20% of ...

The animals we keep as pets, like cats and dogs, have much shorter pregnancies than us—but did you know that many animals far surpass our measly nine months? Here are 14 species, including mammals, ...

Speed is one of nature’s most impressive adaptations. It helps animals hunt, escape predators, migrate and more. From birds flying through the sky, to fish racing through the ocean, to agile cats ...