Trade in hippopotamus teeth is legal but animal is listed as vulnerable by International Union for Conservation of Nature.
High levels of the chemical imidacloprid have been detected in a number of waterways across the country.
Sweden's Borås Zoo has admitted to killing nine healthy lion cubs since 2012 because their upkeep was too costly.
January 5 marks National Bird Day - but how much do you know about our feathered friends? Take our quiz and find out.
A new review of cheetah populations in southern Africa suggests there are far fewer of the animals than previously thought.
The Amur Leopard is listed as a critically endangered species. There are fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild.
Although we think of man as having negative impacts on wildlife, several cats species use paths to rapidly move around the rainforest.
The program at China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda has its most successful year ever, with 42 cubs born in 2017.
The survey documents the whereabouts of 31,000 vertebrates, highlighting regions around the world where biodiversity is particularly under threat.
Researchers think each of the new species are confined to the individual limestone blocks where they were found.
Reindeer are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, but they're doing a valuable job.
16th and 17th century sailors differed wildly in their descriptions of the dodo's appearance.
Believing in mythical creatures could be the best thing you ever did to save rare animals.
Ten photos that brought about real change by influencing the way people think and swaying public and political opinion.
Ten whales have perished in the last two months.
Sharks have been researched for treatments for cystic fibrosis and viral infections.
The finding sheds light on a long-standing scientific puzzle known as the Allee effect.
From virgin birth to amazing ways they deal with swallowing rubbish, sharks are full of surprises.
There are many endangered species of butterfly in the UK.
IBTimes UK took a tour around the transformed Hintze Hall, the old home of Dippy the dinosaur.
The decline of vertebrate populations is so dramatic that they call it biological annihilation.
Deep water corals become fluorescent to promote photosynthesis.
