exceed the Congo River in volume. The Amazon River plays a crucial role in sustaining the forest and has significantly influenced the evolution of its rainforests. However, wildlife in this region is ...

The Javan rhino is the most endangered of the five rhino species. A subspecies of the eastern gorilla first observed in 1902, the mountain gorilla lives high in the Congo Basin’s forests, where these ...

The world’s most endangered mammals include some of Earth’s most iconic ... They play an important part of ecosystems; many being keystone species. For example, howler monkeys help to disperse seeds ...

Last chance tourism is a trend that finds many travelers going to far-flung destinations to see them before climate change ...

The society established the Indianapolis Prize to bring attention to animal conservation and the people who spend their lives saving endangered animal species. It is the largest individual ...

It's not always cozy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: Cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Researchers have investigated how animals react to this. Anyone conducting research ...

Gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Okapi Wildlife Reserve is threatening part of the world's second-largest ...

He repeatedly drove the trucks over the nests, showing deliberate intent to harm the birds. It would be upsetting to learn of any bird species being intentionally maimed or killed, but it's ...

The natural world is changing faster than we ever anticipated. Many species that have roamed the Earth for millennia are now on the verge of disappearing forever. The forces of habitat destruction, ...