For the first time in 150 years, a bison has been born on native prairie in Iowa within a herd established exclusively for conservation.

it would mean the tusked beasts roamed 62,000-acre Santa Cruz Island more widely than previously thought.

Indian gharials are mysteriously dying in India's river Chambal

Hunters and nonhunters often make each other very nervous. But what may come as a surprise is that sporting and conservation groups frequently turn to each other as partners. Why? Because healthy ecosystems mean healthy habitats for game animals.

Recent news that a variety of migratory songbirds nesting in forests across New York were found to have elevated mercury levels has surprised many who thought the threat from mercury was confined to aquatic birds and the fish they eat.

Papua New Guinea's Kimbe Bay boasts more than 60% of the coral species of the entire Pacific. It harbors at least 860 coral reef fish species. Watch this movie to see how The Nature Conservancy is working to protect this beautiful coral reef ecosystem.

2006 -a roller coaster year for biologists- treasure troves of new Indonesian species, a bizarre dolphin w"legs," & India's 1st new bird in half a century. But humans are slaughtering elephants by the hundreds & could even strip oceans of seafood by 2048