News Days after leopard escape, police investigating tampered-with monkey exhibit at Dallas Zoo This is the zoo’s second incident with a cut-open enclosure after Nova.

High in the cloud forests of South America lives a rare and mysterious creature - the spectacled bear. In this video, we explore how this unique species survives in the rugged Andes, what sets it ...

The “ salamander capital of the world ” lies in an area along the southern Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States, where estimates suggest around 100 salamander species live.

The number of spectacled bears in Peru might be larger than suspected, a new study suggests. A team of researchers studied the population of the endangered species in Northern Peru. By identifying ...

Billie Jean, a 17-year-old spectacled bear, arrived on Monday from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Billie Jean helped raise many cubs that will be critical to the species' survival in the wild.

The salamander’s already small populations are quickly declining, the center said in a press release. Survey results indicate, for example, that the population found in Mead's Quarry Cave has ...