In a first, endangered orangutan seen using canopy bridge to cross road

Rapid development has been shrinking the jungle habitat of the critically endangered species, and fatal conflicts with people have been increasing.

• Apr 27

Key committee votes on Gulf oil, gas activity

The Endangered Species Committee voted Tuesday to exempt oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act protections. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.

• Mar 31
• 2:08

Snowy owl, cheetah among 40 species granted international protection

According to a recent report, nearly one in four species catalogued by the CMS are threatened with extinction on a worldwide scale.

• Mar 30

Rare mountain gorilla twins born in national park again

Twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict.

• Mar 26

Elusive carnivore, once thought to be extinct, captured on camera

The coastal marten is about the size of a ferret and lives in heavily wooded forests.

• Jan 29

Scientists "quite surprised" to find one polar bear population thriving

After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but there are no guarantees for the future.

• Jan 29

Inside the comeback of California condors

More than a dozen California condors born in captivity are getting their first flights of freedom. Joy Benedict reports.

• Dec 28, 2025
• 2:25

Endangered wild cat seen in Thailand for the first time in 30 years

Flat-headed cats are among the world's most threatened wild felines.

• Dec 26, 2025

Endangered jaguar spotted at watering hole in Arizona

Officials have said that jaguar breeding in the U.S. has not been documented in more than a century.

• Dec 5, 2025

81 monkeys, meth found in car linked to wildlife smuggling network

A patrol stopped the vehicle near Thailand's border with Cambodia, and troops found 81 macaques stuffed into blue net bags.

• Nov 17, 2025

Endangered primates, 1 alive and 1 dead, found in airport luggage

One of the tiny animals was dead, while the other was seen cradled in the arms of an officer, softly hooting before covering its face with its arm.

• Oct 31, 2025

Poachers are killing spider monkeys and selling their babies on social media

Poachers are killing spider monkeys, kidnapping their babies and selling them on social media.

• Oct 28, 2025

Behind the decline of the American paddlefish

For more than 100 million years, the American paddlefish have called the Mississippi River home, but their numbers and habitat have declined. Ian Lee has details.

• Oct 20, 2025
• 1:41

Arctic seals, most bird species on new list of threatened species

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of Threatened Species.

• Oct 10, 2025

Human heart devices help biologists understand endangered species

Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder their ability to thrive.

• Oct 9, 2025

Human heart devices helping to understand animals

Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder their ability to thrive. David Schechter reports.

• Oct 9, 2025
• 3:05

Canadian theme park says it may have to euthanize 30 beluga whales

The heavily scrutinized Marineland theme park in Canada says, without emergency funding, it will have to euthanize 30 beluga whales.

• Oct 7, 2025

Endangered shark meat sold under misleading labels in the U.S., study finds

Meat from shark species at risk of extinction is commonly available in the U.S. under ambiguous or incorrect labels, researchers found.

• Sep 10, 2025

Police in Spain bust animal trafficking ring, including endangered species

The investigation in eastern Valencia began several months ago when officers saw a listing on an internet site offering "protected species for sale."

• Aug 26, 2025

The scientists preserving vulnerable species

Scientists have warned that 28% of animal species are currently under extinction threat. But for the last 50 years, scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have worked to change that.

• Aug 23, 2025
• 3:52

3-month-old endangered panther kittens killed by vehicle in Florida

Two panther kittens were found dead in Florida after a suspected vehicle strike, officials said. Their deaths mean at least 12 of the endangered animals were killed this year.

• Aug 13, 2025

Critically endangered leopard caught on camera in forest

The predator was once widely seen in forested areas. Habitat loss, lack of prey and poaching are key contributors to the loss of leopards, experts say.

• Jun 26, 2025

Secret mission saves rare Australian trees

A secret operation led by specially trained firefighters has saved the last of a rare Dinosaur-era tree species from the Australia bushfires. The Wollemi pine trees, once thought to be extinct, have grown in Australia for over 200 million years and now number less than 200. The mission had to be kept a secret in order to keep the trees' location under wraps due to their fragile nature.

• Jan 16, 2020
• 1:30

A wake-up call on saving endangered species

In order to help stabilize our planet's life support systems and improve our world, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore says we must step up and solve environmental problems, even small ones, in our communities; by saving other species, we will be saving our own.

• Jan 5, 2020
• 3:46

Black rhino born at Michigan zoo on Christmas

A zoo in Lansing, Michigan, was the scene of a rare and adorable Christmas Eve miracle: the birth of a baby black rhino. Conservationists are delighted, as black rhinos are an endangered species and births in captivity are rare. Zoo officials report the calf is doing well and bonding with his mother, but will not be seen by the public until next spring.

• Dec 26, 2019
• 0:30

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