When a species faces imminent extinction captive breeding is often the go-to method to ensure the preservation and bolstering of wild populations. Not only does this aid the recovery of the population ...

The rotting remains of a number of tigers, lions and cougars were recently discovered in a raid on a house in Prague. This disturbing find was the culmination of a five-year investigation that ...

LIHUE, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nearly 20 captive-reared puaiohi flew into the forests of Kauai on Thursday, marking the end of a successful breeding program for the species. The state, federal ...

Breeding animals in captivity and releasing these individuals into the wild is an important conservation tool. It is typically used to increase numbers and, sometimes, the genetic diversity, of rare ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s cabinet approved a phased end to the captive breeding of lions and rhinos as the country seeks to ...

South Florida water managers approved a breeding program for an endangered Everglades sparrow that for decades has fluttered at the center of the debate over how to move water into parched marshes to ...

Rearing snails in the laboratory can cause important changes in their behavior, researchers have found. “We found that great pond snails follow the slime trails laid down by other snails as they move.

The survival of the heavily exploited Asian Houbara depends on the regulation of trapping and hunting, according to new research. New findings reveal that trying to stabilize populations solely ...

Less than a year after the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine began a captive breeding program, more than two dozen Amargosa voles like this one are rejoining their cousins in the wild this month.

On the outdoor lot of his beachside facility, flecked with dozens of plastic bins and tanks, biologist Syd Kraul has raised several fish species from eggs to fingerlings, including tuna, snapper, and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new partnership called Sumatran Rhino Rescue aims to capture critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceroses to reinvigorate a captive-breeding ...

The rotting remains of a number of tigers, lions and cougars were recently discovered in a raid on a house in Prague. This disturbing find was the culmination of a five-year investigation that ...