FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Making sure animal species are sustainable and viable for generations to come is the goal of species survival plans in AZA accredited zoos across the country and around the ...

Get ready for Valentine’s Day by learning how zoo matchmakers use science to “swipe right” for conservation. Mike Bock Male Andean bear Quito (above) has fathered two cubs at the Smithsonian’s ...

Humans have caused wild animals to shrink and domestic animals to grow, according to a new study out of the University of Montpellier in southern France. Researchers studied tens of thousands of ...

Why are hunting season dates so specific? While the way hunting seasons are determined may seem like an easy or arbitrary choice, it is far from that. In practice, these dates are actually built ...

Pair formation and correction of sexual behaviour in orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding the mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) at the Moscow Zoo -- Breeding pallas cats (Felis ...

Species extinctions, endangerment and captive breeding / C.D. Magin [and others] -- Effective use of flagship species for conservation of biodiversity: the example of lion tamarins in Brazil / J.M.

Some animals are capable of parthenogenesis, a reproductive process in which females produce offspring without fertilization. This phenomenon has been documented in reptiles, sharks, birds, and ...