Raines, 23, had studied to be a vet tech, but dropped out of school to start Save A Fox, which became a 501 (c) (3)-registered charity in 2017. There, she takes in native animals that can’t be ...

A bygone conundrum We barely knew the warrah, also known as the Falkland Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis). In 1876 it went extinct due to hunting—the first canid to fade away from overhunting ...

A radical idea to support the recovery of damaged ecosystems has been gathering steam: resurrect species that have gone extinct and reintroduce them to the wild. Proponents of “de-extinction ...

This article appears in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. A flash of electric blue—that's as intimately as most people will ever know the common kingfisher. But it suffices. .

Putting the well-being of animals first should be every photographer’s goal. National Geographic photographers share tips on how they do it. ByMelissa Groo July 31, 2019 •15 min read ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

U.S. Wildlife Services unintentionally killed almost 3,000 animals last year, including 16 red foxes like these. The foxes died after exposure to “cyanide bombs.” ...

From the Făgăraș Mountains of Romania to the teeming sea cliffs of St Kilda in Scotland, Europe is still home to staggering displays of summer wildlife. Whether you’re searching for sperm ...

Sometimes, what’s sensational is the action, rather than the image, though it can be both: Flying foxes, aka fruit bats, scooping up water in their follicles to be ingested later, are ...

If you want to cool off at a beach this summer, here are the top options for Marylanders, and they are all an easy drive.

More than 6,300 pounds of Burmese python were tracked and removed by the team, which has removed more than 40,000 pounds of invasive snake across a 200-square-mile area since 2013.