Endangered Species

The Succulent Karoo is home to desert plant species found nowhere else on the planet—criminal networks have been digging them up by the millions.

In the Mekong River, protecting the revered but critically endangered mammals is also a way for locals to reclaim their culture.

The project aims to make a complete 'bee atlas,' detailing every single local pollinator.

Tenerife's Playa de las Teresitas attracts tourists looking for sun—and endangered angelsharks.

Keeping the gossipy big animals healthy and happy means spa days and spritzes of cologne.

Invasive predators and other threats have pushed the Key Largo woodrat to the brink. A small but passionate group of scientists and volunteers is pushing back.

Embryos of one of the world's most unusual amphibians become art in the eyes of a biologist and wildlife photographer.

Scientists hatch a bold plan to save Brazil's critically endangered golden lancehead, which lives on a single infamous isle.

Conservationists hope to protect the Mexican long-nosed bat by working with ranchers and other locals to preserve the plant it needs.