Malaysia mulls cloning rare turtles
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Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday.
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Low sperm counts and other reproductive problems are preventing pregnancy among Malaysia&#39;s endangered rhinos, a worrying trend that wildlife experts say could hasten the animals&#39; extinction.
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Experts think they've solved the mystery of what has been killing sea turtles in the Indian Ocean at the peak of their nesting season.
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A rare turtle has hatched at the Tennessee Aquarium, one of only three places in the United States that display the endangered species, aquarium officials announced.
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one being habitat - I wonder if there is a conscientious effort from the cement jungle population to give one creature a chance.
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The newest addition to the Tennessee Aquarium is a recently hatched rare turtle of an endangered species displayed in only a few places in North America.
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Researchers in Vietnam announced Friday they have caught one of the world's most endangered turtles in the wild, a development which could bolster efforts to protect the species from hunters and collectors.
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Despite ongoing turmoil between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, ecologists are finding time to give endangered sea turtles a boost in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Brazilian scientists hope that two captivity-raised male Amazon manatees they plan to reintroduce to the wild will spark a bout of reproduction that might save the endangered species from extinction.
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Several species of sea turtles in Malaysia could vanish in a few years, largely due to illegal poaching of the creatures and their eggs, scientists warned on Wednesday.
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Unique and endangered wildlife living on spectacular limestone outcrops in Southeast Asia face the threat of extinction due to mining and other human impacts, according to a new study.
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Great white sharks are among many endangered species to gain better international protection at a meeting of 166 countries in Thailand. Restrictions on black rhinos were eased.
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Scientists warn that the Malaysian populations of several species of sea turtles are on the brink of collapse and could disappear without urgent action to eliminate poaching and other dangers.
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Computer engineers could - in theory at least - reconstruct the genes of an animal that lived more than 75 million years ago. No DNA could possibly survive that long, but forensic scientists now routinely
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A group of satellites captures evidence of what scientists believe is the killing of a rare sea turtle. But little can be done about it, they say. By Amit Asaravala.
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Olive ridley sea turtles are making a comeback, largely because of Mexican conservation efforts.
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The diamondback terrapin, a turtle species that lives on the U.S. east coast, is under siege from Asian gourmets and American developers, but now officials and lawmakers are coming to its rescue.