A meta-analysis has found patterns that may be jeopardizing the long-term success of worldwide animal breeding programs, which increasingly act as an insurance against extinction in conservation, and ...

When a species faces imminent extinction captive breeding is often the go-to method to ensure the preservation and bolstering of wild populations. Not only does this aid the recovery of the population ...

The survival of the heavily exploited Asian Houbara depends on the regulation of trapping and hunting, according to new research. New findings reveal that trying to stabilize populations solely ...

In Madagascar, frogs are not background noise. They are a measure of how much forest still functions. The island holds an ...

To keep Everglades restoration on track, the South Florida Water Management District on Thursday approved a captive breeding program for endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrows which nest in marle ...

Breeding animals in captivity and releasing these individuals into the wild is an important conservation tool. It is typically used to increase numbers and, sometimes, the genetic diversity, of rare ...

The Leuser Ecosystem in northern Sumatra is home to as many as 50 Sumatran rhinos, out of no more than 80 believed to survive in the wild. Surveys in the area have identified some subpopulations large ...

Ross Harvey works for the South African Institute of International Affairs, which has - in the past - received research funding from the Humane Society and Stop Ivory. The world’s leading lion ...

SANTIAGO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Scientists seeking to increase the dwindling population of Chile's national animal, the shy Huemul deer, have released their first captive-bred pair into the wild in a ...

Chennai: The Arignar Anna Zoological Park has received new wildlife arrivals, adding fresh interest for visitors while strengthening ongoing conservation efforts at the facility. A pair of Himalayan ...

Maybe the most endangered bird on the planet is the Cape Sable seaside sparrow in the hand of Stuart Pim, an ornithologist who is studying the birds that number about 2,500 in Everglades National Park ...