Stories about: endangered species  

Ocellate mountain vipers are an endangered species, conservationists say

Embryonic transfer can help save endangered bird species, researchers claim

The country says it wants to protect several endangered species of sharks

The Desert Tortoise Conservation Center is set to close at the end of 2014

The baby manatee was rescued when it was only a few days old

The baby ocelot was born at this facility on June 26

The species is endangered, conservationists are trying to save it from extinction

The calf's mother is trained to drive wild elephants away from human communities

The rare amphibians only live in Texas, risk going extinct

The calf was born this past Saturday, keepers haven't determined if it's a boy or a girl

The cub was born on June 10, is healthy and lively

The deer weighed merely 900 grams (less than 2 pounds) at birth

The baby Pygmy marmoset weighs merely 36 grams (0.8 pounds)

Their population has increased by 50% since the 1990s until present day

Two of the elephants were orphaned calves, police officials say

The elephant calf weighed nearly 80 kilograms (176 pounds) at birth, is doing well

Fewer than 500 Amur tigers are presently living in Russia, conservationists say