The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...

Pangolins are hunted mainly for meat across Africa, with local demand - not trade - driving their decline toward extinction.

Study suggests that appetite for bushmeat -- rather than black market for scales to use in traditional Chinese medicine -- is ...

Named after Ousmane Sarr, a veteran park ranger who dedicated his life to protecting Niokolo-Koba's endangered species, the elephant steps silently into view in the black-and-white footage. His large ...

Heading off on safari in Kenya means going in search of the majestic Big Five – legendary lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, ...

Researchers find more insights on P. Robustus' genetic diversity and gender classification using cutting edge techniques on ...

Some of the populations in South Africa are closely monitored and managed. A better understanding of their diet and feeding behaviour would benefit conservation efforts. For an endangered species ...

London - Madagascar's carnivoran mammals are descendants of a mongoose-like creature that floated to the island from Africa on a raft of vegetation about 21 million years ago, scientists said on ...

Scientists from the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals have been working in southern Africa for over 15 years to protect endangered African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus).

Elephants have long been thought of as either African or Asian. But there are actually two species of African elephant: The savanna elephant is larger, has curving tusks, and roams the open plains ...

The African continent holds an impressively intact large-mammal community, but there is still a lot we do not know about how these species evolved, became diverse and adapted to the changing ...