conservation

In the aftermath of Storm Goretti, which battered the UK coastline with record-breaking winds and surging seas, a rare and fragile survivor was discovered ...

The Galaxy Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus) is a living relic of the Western Ghats. This ancient, monotypic species—meaning it has no close living relatives—...

The German Society for Herpetology and Herpetoculture (DGHT) has officially designated the Alpine Salamander (Salamandra atra) as the Amphibian of the Year...

The Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas), a highly aquatic reptile endemic to California's Central Valley, is at a critical juncture in its recovery. Rece...

The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis), affectionately—or perhaps unflatteringly—nicknamed the "Snot Otter" or "Devil Dog," stands as the larges...

Conservationists, led by the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and the Guadalajara Zoo, have launched an intensive rescue and recovery mission following the c...

More than half of the world’s turtle and tortoise species now face extinction, according to the 2025 “Turtles in Trouble: The World’s Most Endangered Torto...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis monitored the pond turtle populations from 2016 to 2022 at two sites in the park that also have bullfrog...

Conservationists say they have rediscovered a leaf-toed gecko (Phyllodactylus maresi) on Rábida Island, a small, hilly outpost in the middle of the archipe...

In a recently published study in the journal Diversity and Distributions, researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institut...

California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) eggs that may have met their demise due to late winter storms in the Santa Monica mountains of Southern Califor...

The critically endangered Asian giant tortoise (Manouria emys), has been reintroduced into the Zeliang Community Reserve in Nagaland’s Peren district. 1...

The tortoise, named "Mommy" made international headlines earlier this month when, at nearly 100 years old, she became the oldest first-time mom of her spec...

The Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy announced that it has released 1,204 frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) larva into a wetland that th...

In December 2024, Jeff George, executive director of Sea Turtle, Inc., got a phone call. Someone on a beach on South Padre Island in Texas had spotted a di...

Invasive Spanish cedar on the Galapagos Islands could be impeding the seasonal migration of the Galapagos Tortoise—islands’ biggest herbivores. Giant rept...

Endangered sea turtles populations show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey. The s...

The Center for Biological Diversity notified the Trump administration today that it intends to sue over ongoing violations of the Endangered Spec...

In this photograph, taken just after sunset, when amphibians are active, Juan Ramón Fernández Cardenete is checking the number of Iberian ribbed newts (Ple...

New species arrive regularly in the UK with the warming climate and are generally met with excitement by enthusiasts and scientists alike, given that they ...

Australian National University (ANU) Associate Professor Gavin Smith has been studying the relocation of eastern brown snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) in Aust...

A global effort has been launched to save one of the world’s most iconic amphibians from extinction, resulting in 53 tiny Darwin’s frogs rescued from ...

Following the arrest of a Tanzanian national with 800 tortoises in December 2024, officials said a major investigation had uncovered a major international ...

At least six reptiles of endangered Vallarta turtle species (Kinosternon vogti) known for their distinctive yellow head spots, were stolen from a protectiv...

Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi 10 days ago caused massive and severe flooding in Madagascar’s Atsimo-Andrewfana Region, which caused the Lavavolo ...

The Borneo earless monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) is the semi-aquatic lizard was first recorded to be found and collected in 1891 in its native habitat i...

A nearly-extinct Caribbean reptile is showing signs of a comeback following years of conservation efforts. The population of the Sombrero ground lizard (Pholi...

In 2018, fewer than 100 Sombrero ground lizards remained on Sombrero Island—but now, more than 1,600 of the critically endangered reptiles are scampering arou...

Conservationists and villagers in southern Madagascar aim to release 20,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises rescued from the illegal wildlife trade b...

Chameleons are in general still considered a short living reptiles. It is true for the wild, where many middle-sized species do not live more than 2–4 seas...