When it comes to African wildlife, few things capture the imagination like the Big Five animals. I still remember the first time I saw a rhino. It was about 20 years ago, and I was on my first ever ...

Quick Take The official 4-species status was achieved only after reviewing recent genetic, morphological, and biogeographic ...

Eleven new species have been uplisted to the 2025 Regional Mammal Red List of Threatened Species, indicates their declining conservation status, while three mammal species have been downlisted due to ...

This popular zoo animal is about to join the endangered species list. Giraffe populations in the wild savannas of Africa have experienced a dramatic decline, and it has become so severe that the U.S.

LANSING, MI – A Michigan zoo is celebrating the arrival of a new species. Staff at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing announced this week the arrival of Elombe, a five-year-old male okapi. He is now visible ...

A new list of threatened mammals in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini shows that 11 more species have edged closer to extinction since 2016.Those that have joined the International Union for the ...

Fortunate Mafeta Phaka receives funding from National Research Foundation/South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. Naming all the creatures and plants in nature is no small task. Fortunate ...