An animal once considered extinct in the wild has seen its classification changed to “endangered,” signifying a remarkable comeback. The scimitar-horned oryx has recovered its numbers thanks to the ...

The Lehigh Valley Zoo is celebrating the recent birth of a scimitar-horned oryx, a species of antelope that's considered extinct in the wild. The zoo in Schnecksville is among those participating in a ...

The grasslands of North Africa once abounded with antelope crowned with blade-like horns. Herds of the hoofed creatures, known as scimitar-horned oryx, could be found as far west as Mauritania and as ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

The scimitar-horned oryx calf was born on Oct. 8. N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - The Lehigh Valley Zoo is welcoming the arrival of another scimitar-horned oryx calf. The announcement is being made by the ...

N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Lehigh Valley Zoo, along with Lehigh Valley Health Network, welcomed a scimitar-horned oryx calf on Aug. 4, according to a news release from the zoo. The calf born to mom ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This post celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation Biology Institute. We are also celebrating 50 years of ...

Scimitar-horned oryx can no longer be found outside captivity, which is why the Lehigh Valley Zoo says it’s so excited for the birth of a new calf this month. The zoo in Schnecksville this week ...

A scimitar-horned oryx stands in Chad. The species has been upgraded from "extinct in the wild" to "endangered" thanks to efforts by a number of organizations including the St. Louis Zoo. The status ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On December 11, 2023, the IUCN announced the downlisting of the scimitar-horned oryx from Extinct in the Wild to Endangered. The Smithsonian's ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - The public is invited to the Cape May County Park and Zoo for an Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 26 to celebrate “Promoting Planet Perfection,” during which the zoo ...

I had the pleasure to tool around conservationist legend David Bamberger’s ranch with the man himself (above) on Saturday, considering, for a story this week, the stranded scimitar-horned oryx (also ...