Endangered Species

Not a separate species, but a rare color variant, black jaguars are powerful hunters. These carnivores are masters of ambush.

A new mongoose-like creature has been identified in Madagascar. It has been named Durrell's vontsira in honor of conservationist Gerald Durrell.

Endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in China, the Chinese Giant Salamander is considered critically endangered due to habitat loss and over-collecting.

Cao vit gibbons are within a few generations of reaching the carrying capacity of their current habitat. And because the forest has become fragmented by development, there is no easy way for young gibbons to disperse.

The indigenous giant tortoise population of Pinta island is down to a sole individual. When Lonesome George, now 60-90 years old, passes away, the Pinta Island Tortoise will be extinct.

Nine-day-old giant pandas, still blind and unable to crawl, are being nurtured in a remarkable Chinese panda nursery.

Scientists have concluded that culling bat populations will not stop white-nose syndrome, a fungal pathogen that is wiping out the species, from spreading.

Park rangers in Africa are basically at war. Dozens have been killed by poachers who have become more brazen and sophisticated in their attacks, prompting the rangers to appeal for aid from the government.

BrightSource Energy is building a giant solar plant in the Mojave Desert, but before they do they are tasked with relocating the Desert Tortoise, a rare species, to animal preserves.

It’s a tricky, expensive and often very dangerous affair to safely relocate a rhino. But conservationists in South Africa have come up with a slightly awkward and highly effective way of moving the animals.

Axolotls are popular in the aquarium trade and also roasted axolotl is a delicacy in Mexico, further shrinking their numbers.

The first specimen of the Coalacanth was found off the coast of South Africa in 1952. Now its continued existence might be threatened due to commercial deep-sea trawling.