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 ...
There's some cautious optimism these days among wildlife experts working to save the critically endangered red wolf. Progress to rebuild the wolf population has been slow, but after several years of ...
The Florida grasshopper sparrow, one of the most endangered birds in North America, is showing encouraging signs after more than a decade of captive breeding and carefully managed releases into the ...
A tiny sparrow is causing big problems in Florida for local authorities that have struggled to agree on effective conservation tactics. The Cape Sable seaside sparrow is only 5 inches long and endemic ...
On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, marks the beginning of a historic conservation effort, and they are the ...
With the endangered island fox now thriving again on the Channel Islands, a captive breeding program is no longer needed and the remaining breeding facility, on Santa Rosa Island, will be shut down.
A captive breeding program at the Zoo is boosting the outlook for the unique and endangered garter snake. Brian Hackney reports.
Time is running out for the great Indian bustard. In the wild, fewer than 150 of these critically endangered ostrich-like birds survive, mostly in India’s Rajasthan state. But a captive-breeding ...