A new study published in the journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect a rare Arctic plant called the Alaskan glacier buttercup under the Endangered ...

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic.

Of the many animals protected by the Endangered Species Act, there may be no other species more American than red wolf. Known as "America's wolf," red wolves are the only species of wolf that live in ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Arctic seals and birds are coming under increasing threat, mainly due to climate change and human activity, according to an updated list of endangered species released Friday by the ...

When scientists want to trace how a species has changed over time—and predict its prospects for survival—they turn to DNA. But what if the genetic map guiding them belongs to the wrong animal? A study ...