Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists may have discovered why one of the most threatened species in the world has bounced back from the brink of extinction.

According to World Animal News, after a tip through the Wildlife Trust of India's wildlife crime prevention efforts, traffickers were stopped in Assam and found with eight golden langurs in sacks and ...

When we look back at history, there are so many fascinating insights to be gleaned, which in turn can illuminate our present and teach us about how best to navigate our future. There's also an ...

Great apes are humans' closest relatives in the animal kingdom. As much as 98.8% of their DNA is shared, but while the number of humans living on Earth is increasing fast, other great apes are in ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai's airport. One of the ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Two critically endangered primates are leaving their home at the Audubon Zoo in an effort to help preserve their species. The gorillas, a male Western Lowland Silverback Gorilla ...

Endangered primates inhabit fragmented forests and face threats from habitat loss, poaching and climate change. Population genetics provides critical insight into their evolutionary history, levels of ...

Twenty-five of the most endangered primate species have been named in a report from the World Conservation Union – many more are vulnerable Madagascar’s silky sifaka is a prime candidate to claim the ...