GREAT APES KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE WRONG

Researchers used a test developed for human babies, about 18 months of age, to determine if they could understand when a person held a false belief... READ MORE›

STUDY FINDS GREAT APES KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE WRONG AND ARE WILLING TO HELP THEM

A person would place an object on one of two boxes, while a great ape looked on... READ MORE›

EBOLA VACCINE CREATED TO PROTECT CHIMPS

Without an Ebola vaccine, argued Walsh, the world will end up with a few little remnant populations of chimps and gorillas... READ MORE›

WHAT IF ALL BUMBLEBEES WENT EXTINCT? WE'D BE IN 'A WORLD OF TROUBLE'

The rusty patched bumblebee isA now the first bee of any type in the continental U.S. to receive the endangered species designation... READ MORE›

FACTS, PICTURES ABOUT PLANT AND ANIMAL EXTINCTION, ENDANGERED SPECIES

World Wildlife Day Quotes 2017 Facts, Pictures About Plant And Animal Extinction, Endangered Species... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTALISTS WARN OF BUMBLEBEE'S EXTINCTION AFTER TRUMP HALTS REGULATIONS

Order for 60-day pause on regulations not yet implemented includes protection for endangered rusty patched bumblebee, which experts say is near extinction... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DELAYS LISTING BUMBLEBEE AS ENDANGERED

The addition of the bumblebee to the endangered species list was scheduled for Friday... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DELAYS LISTING BUMBLEBEE AS ENDANGERED

The addition of the bumblebee to the endangered species list was scheduled for Friday... READ MORE›

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PANDAS NO LONGER ENDANGERD; GORRILLA NUMBERS DECLINE

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species... READ MORE›

HUMANS HAVE DESTROYED A TENTH OF EARTH'S WILDERNESS IN 25 YEARS - STUDY

The study said that wilderness was being loss faster than pristine places were being designated as protected areas, at 3.3m sq km versus 2.5m sq km... READ MORE›

GIRAFFES FACE 'SILENT EXTINCTION' AS POPULATION SHRINKS NEARLY 40 PERCENT

In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›

GIANT PANDAS REBOUND OFF ENDANGERED LIST

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it... READ MORE›

REVEALED: THE CRIMINALS MAKING MILLIONS FROM ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

Many iconic animals are heading toward extinction only 30,000 rhinos are alive today, 5 percent of the number four decades ago... READ MORE›

EASTERN GORILLA NOW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED DUE TO ILLEGAL HUNTING

The eastern gorilla has suffered a 70 percent population collapse over the past 20 years, primarily due to illegal hunting... READ MORE›

60 PERCENT OF GLOBAL WILDLIFE SPECIES WIPED OUT

The Living Planet Report 2016, released on Thursday, blamed deforestation, pollution, overfishing, and the illegal wildlife trade for pushing species populations to the edge ... READ MORE›

DEATH OF ENDANGERED NORTHERN WHITE RHINO LEAVES JUST SIX OF THE ANIMALS LEFT IN THE WORLD

While there are thousands of southern white rhinos still roaming the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, decades of rampant poaching have drastically cut northern white rhino numbers... READ MORE›

CINCINNATI ZOO KILLS GORILLA TO SAVE CHILD

In the wild, they can be found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea... READ MORE›

AFRICAN CONSERVATION GROUP WITH UNUSUAL MISSION ENFORCEMENT

It is headed by a French conservationist, Charlotte Houpline, and together they pursued Mr. Doumbouya, with Mr. Drori posing as a buyer... READ MORE›

THE DARK, VIOLENT UNDERWORLD OF THE BABY CHIMP MARKET

'In 10 years, in 20 years, we won't have any more chimpanzees.'... READ MORE›

POACHERS USING SCIENCE PAPERS TO TARGET NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES

Journals begin withholding geographical locations after warnings the data is helping smugglers drive lizards, snakes and frogs to 'near-extinction'... READ MORE›

WORLD'S LARGEST GORILLA MOVED TO 'CRITICALLY ENDANGERED' STATUS

An update of International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN Red List contains bad news about great ape species... READ MORE›

LIZARD TRAFFICKERS EXPLOIT LEGAL LOOPHOLES TO TRADE AT WORLD'S BIGGEST FAIR

International experts believe that rare species such as earless monitor lizards could not be captive-bred for sale in trade fairs... READ MORE›

LONDON ZOO GORILLA ESCAPE: WILDLIFE GROUP CALLS FOR URGENT INQUIRY

Born Free Foundation says Kumbuka incident is 'startling reminder' of risks of keeping wild animals in captivity... READ MORE›

ZOOS KILLING OF GORILLA HOLDING A BOY PROMPTS OUTRAGE

But soon supporters of animal rights were organizing a vigil outside the zoo in remembrance of the gorilla, named Harambe, a male weighing more than 420 pounds... READ MORE›

IS THE WORLD RUNNING OUT OF WILDERNESS?

Essentially, they considered the entire Earth wilderness asked the question how much human encroachment is there?... READ MORE›

CELEBRITY APE SELFIES HARMING EFFORTS TO CURB WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, UN BODY WARNS

Instagram snaps of celebs such as Paris Hilton and James Rodriguez posing with orangutans and chimpanzees is endangering the survival of the great apes... READ MORE›

GORILLA SHOT DEAD AFTER BOY, 3, FALLS INTO ENCLOSURE AT CINCINNATI ZOO

Maynard said the zoo's Gorilla World area would be open as usual on Sunday... READ MORE›

JACK HANNA DEFENDS CINCINNATI ZOO'S DECISION TO KILL GORILLA

X Embed x Share How a 4-year-old boy dropped into the Gorilla World exhibit at the CIncinnati Zoo Botanical Garden... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST GORILLA TURNS 58 BUT NOT EVERYONE IS CELEBRATING

There was a special birthday celebration at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium so special that zoo staff believed it was worth streaming around the world... READ MORE›

STEALING ANIMALS TO SELL AS PETS

The live trade in apes particularly is growing, said Doug Cress of the Great Apes Survival Partnership... READ MORE›

FATAL SHOOTING OF GORILLA TURNS INTO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Witnesses say slain gorilla was trying to protect child... READ MORE›

GIANT PANDAS NO LONGER 'ENDANGERED' IN CHINA

Status of giant pandas upgraded to vulnerable, but Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list... READ MORE›

SUMATRAN ORANGUTAN NUMBERS DOUBLE BUT FIRES DESTROY HABITAT

Sumatran orangutans have longer, paler fur and slightly longer faces... READ MORE›

STUDY SAYS APES HAVE ABILITY TO THINK LIKE HUMANS IN AN IMPORTANT WAY

Then, after the man leaves, King Kong moves the rock or moves out of the bale... READ MORE›

GRAUER'S GORILLA: WORLD'S LARGEST GREAT APE BEING WIPED OUT BY WAR

The DRC army has been going into the Kahuzi-Biega national park and trying to chase out armed groups... READ MORE›

With poaching at such high levels, the conference will be a critical game-changer in rescuing what is left of the savannah elephants... READ MORE›

GORILLA HARAMBE SHOOTING: THE BEST WAY TO AVOID TRAGIC HUMAN-GORILLA INCIDENTS? MODERN FREE-RANGE PRIMATE ZOO DISPLAYS

The breach of a primate exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo by a child underscores the need to modernize zoo exhibits... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS OF RARE TARANTULAS HATCH IN 'WORLD FIRST' AT CHESTER ZOO

The invertebrate keepers at the zoo are the first in the world to successfully breed the Montserrat tarantulas,... READ MORE›