Sep 14 2010
Athlete’s Foot Drug Could Cure Rampant Bat Disease
The cure for white nose syndrome may be sitting on the shelf at your local convenience store.
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Sep 10 2010
Top 10 Threatened Freshwater Turtles Named
Habitat loss, hunting, and a lucrative pet trade are all contributing to the decimation of the world's freshwater turtle populations, according to Conservation International, which has just named 10 of the most threatened species.
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Aug 09 2010
Top 10 ‘Wanted Alive’ Amphibians
Animal conservationists have created a Top 10 list of "Wanted Alive" amphibians.
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Jul 22 2010
Scuba Divers Encounter Extinct Monkey Underwater
Scuba divers encountered the remains of a 3,000-year-old extinct monkey in an underwater Dominican Republic cave.
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Jul 19 2010
Mysterious Primate Photographed for the First Time
A mysterious primate, so rare that it was once believed to be extinct, has just been photographed.
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Apr 07 2010
World’s Rarest Animals Identified
The Wildlife Conservation Society has just released a list of critically endangered species dubbed the “Rarest of the Rare” – a group of animals most in danger of extinction, from primates to horses. (Images: WCS, Julie Larsen Maher) The list ...
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Apr 05 2010
Tortoise’s Beauty Contributing to Its Downfall
One of the world's most beautiful tortoises, Madagascar's radiated tortoise, is on the brink of extinction because illegal pet traders covet the eye-catching reptile, which is also hunted for its meat, according to a report today issued by the Turtle ...
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Feb 18 2010
‘Koala AIDS’ Spreading at an Alarming Rate
At least 3.1 million people die of AIDS each year, reports Yale AIDS watch, and scientists have identified a comparable disease, dubbed "Koala AIDS" or "KIDS," which is spreading among the gentle, cuddly marsupials at an alarming rate, according to ...
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