Blind golden mole detected in South Africa for first time in 87 years
The team used a scent-detecting Border Collie dog, Jessie, to find traces of two De Winton's golden moles.
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Source of 1.1 million gallons of oil spilled into Gulf of Mexico remains mystery
Officials have yet to find the source of the oil spill, which has left chunky globules and long slicks near a 67-mile-long pipeline system off the coast of Louisiana.
These squirrels are latest species to become endangered in Washington state
There are just three western gray squirrel populations left in Washington state as more frequent and intense wildfires continue to decimate their habitats, officials said.
Video captures long-lost species named after David Attenborough
Researchers captured footage of the "bizarre" animal on the last day and with their final memory card after a month of battling "blood-sucking leeches, malaria, earthquakes" and more in Indonesia.
2 endangered panthers found dead on consecutive days in Florida
Ten panthers have now been killed by cars in the state this year — and 64 have been killed since 2021, according to statistics kept by the state.
Coast Guard spots endangered whales off Louisiana
Officers encountered three massive Rice's whales, one of the most endangered whale species on the planet. There are likely fewer than 100 remaining.
Amur tiger dies in tragic accident at Colorado zoo
The two-year-old Mila slipped off a bench after being given anesthesia for an important dental treatment, the zoo said.
In California, researchers identify a new pack of gray wolves
The new pack consists of at least five wolves that have not previously been seen in the state.
Major effort underway to restore endangered Mexican wolf populations
By the mid-1970s, the Mexican wolf was nearly extinct. Now there are about 250 in the wild.
Rare twin panda babies welcomed at South Korea amusement park
The twin female panda babies born at EVERLAND and their mother, "are in good health," the park tells CBS News.
One of world's oldest captive giraffes dies in Texas
Twiga was a Masai giraffe, an endangered species whose population has declined by more than half in recent decades.
Helping endangered sea turtles, by air
Due to changing ocean temperatures, hundreds of sea turtles have been washing up almost dead onto New England beaches. Because local aquariums don't have room to nurse them all back to health, the volunteer pilots of Turtles Fly Too have come to the rescue.
Rare twin cotton-top tamarin monkeys born at Disney World
The "tiny-but-mighty" monkeys will only grow to be the size of a squirrel, but will play "a big role in the continuation of one of the most endangered primate species."
U.N. adopts first-ever treaty to govern the lawless high seas
The high seas treaty, once ratified by individual nations, will govern the use of international waters in a bid to protect ecosystems and head off disputes.
"Ultra rare" pod of endangered sperm whales spotted in California
"This is something that might happen once a year if you are lucky," the marine tour company that saw the sperm whale trio said.
Pittsburgh Zoo welcomes endangered baby pygmy hippo
The 1-year-old hippo is "trying out everything, every which way" as he makes himself at home at the zoo.
Multiple rare sightings of wolverine in California confirmed
In the last century, only two wolverines were spotted in California.
South Dakota zoo welcomes litter of "critically endangered" red wolves
A litter of six red wolf pups, a highly endangered species of which there are only about two dozen in the wild, was born at the Great Plains Zoo in South Dakota on Thursday.
Birth of world's rarest fruit bat on camera
The birth of the world's rarest fruit bat, a critically endangered Livingstone's fruit bat, was captured on camera at the U.K.'s Jersey Zoo. It was the first time the zoo was able to capture such a moment from the species, which is estimated to have only 1,300 animals remaining in the wild.
Birth of world's rarest fruit bat caught on camera
There are fewer than an estimated 1,300 members of the "incredibly rare" Livingstone's fruit bat remaining in the wild.
380 species were just discovered – and many face extinction, report warns
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund identifies hundreds of new species across southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region, but many of those species are already considered endangered.
Shooting kangaroos urged by some Australians as animal boom looms
Rainy conditions contribute to a population boom for the animals, but when food runs out and drought hits, one ecologist says kangaroos end up "lying on the road starving while their joeys are trying to feed."
Conservationist seeks billionaire to buy world's biggest rhino farm
John Hume is hoping to find "a billionaire that would rather save the population of rhinos from extinction than own a superyacht."
De-extinction: Bringing animal species back from the brink
The Frozen Zoo in San Diego is at the forefront of resurrecting DNA to restore animal species in danger of disappearing forever, while Colossal Biosciences in Dallas is exploring methods to clone long-extinct species like the woolly mammoth and dodo bird.
Lion sighted in Chad national park for first time in nearly 20 years
A lion had not been spotted in Sena Oura National Park in nearly two decades, officials said.
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