African elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The ...

What is so special about wattled cranes? Wattled cranes are the largest crane species in Africa. They are only found on the continent and there are only about 9,600 left in Zambia, Botswana, Angola, ...

The specialists at FreeMe Wildlife, an animal rehabilitation center in South Africa, are trained to expect the unexpected.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A slipped ankle tendon sounds like something attributed to a hulking NFL star on a team injury report. But for a small penguin, such an injury used to mean amputation or even death.

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday by the International Union for ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo announced the hatching of a critically endangered African penguin chick on Monday. Tulsa Zoo said the chick hatched on Jan. 4 to parents Ireland and Dassen through Tulsa Zoo's ...

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...

Washington, DC—The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin will be protected under the US Endangered Species Act. Atlantic humpback ...

For months, TheCable’s journalist Janefrances Chibundu has been investigating the online trade in endangered animals — specifically African grey parrots— across Nigeria’s e-commerce and social media ...

Cranes are some of the world’s most majestic birds, with 15 species found globally. Four of these are found in Africa. The wattled crane in South Africa was in decline, but seems to have turned a ...