New findings suggest the vulture might be falling prey to an infectious disease. The scientific community is not yet certain if the vulture s drooping head explains it all

there has been a extensive decline in the population of many animal and bird species, including reptiles and primates, according to the 2000 World Conser

More than half of the total African penguin population, which was on the verge of dying, were saved due to the efforts of thousands of people. The penguins of the Dassen Island and the Robben

More than amphibians, it is the reptiles that are in danger of becoming extinct, claims a new study

the population of gorillas has declined alarmingly in the war-ravaged eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Several years ago there were 258 gorillas in the highlands of the

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When Mozambique fought a war of independence in 1975, its elephant population was over 60,000. When the war ended in 1992, there were only 15,000 left. The story is the same in many African

The Pacific killer whale, orcas, could be one of the most contaminated marine mammals