"It is possible that parthenogenesis could become more common in these sharks if population densities become so low that females have trouble finding mates," said Mahmood Shivji, one of the scientists and director of the Guy Harvey Research.

A new census in Cambodia reveals remarkably large populations of two monkey species that are threatened with extinction.

Just three years after it was discovered, a new species of monkey is threatened with extinction according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, Known as the "kipunji," the large, forest-dwelling primate hovers at 1,117 individuals,

The­re's no ques­tion that we are in a mass ex­tinc­tion spasm," said Da­vid Wake, a bi­olo­g­ist at the Uni­ver­s­ity of Cal­i­for­nia, Berke­ley and a co-author of the stu­dy. "Am­phib­ians have been around for about 250 mil­lion years. They made it thr

Consolation, i.e., postconflict affiliative interaction directed from a third party to the recipient of aggression, is assumed to have a stress-alleviating function. This function, however, has never been demonstrated.

A proposal to have polar bears identified as a species of ``special concern'' in Canada, which could take five years to implement, is too long to ensure the animals survival, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

A six-month old program involving Indonesian government agencies working with the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and local partners was applauded today by local officials for its effectiveness in prosecuting violators of wildlife

Company and government officials estimate there are roughly 500 birds trapped in the toxic pond in a disaster they say has never before been witnessed in the northern Alberta oil-sands region.