Videos and photos of Mema, the jaguar cub recently born at The Living Desert, playing or splashing in some water are popular on the Internet and are sure to boost zoo attendance. Mema is one of about ...

The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help ...

LOGAN, Utah, Dec. 27 (UPI) --Researchers at Utah State University have discovered nine new desert bee species, including two featuring males that look very much like ants. "It's unclear why these ...

Scientists found an eight-eyed animal hunting and sitting near its eggs in the desert of Rajasthan and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Rishikesh Tripathi In a desert of northwestern ...

Landmark initiative aims to transform human behavior to protect wildlife and wild places, the nation's first center dedicated to behavior change in conservation. This initiative addresses a pressing ...

Captive-bred scimitar-horned oryx are successfully reintroduced into the Sahara Desert, restoring ecosystems and showing ...

We investigated intraspecific and interspecific behaviors that function as mechanisms of social spacing and tolerance to allow coexistence of sympatric species of desert rodents. Radiotracking data ...

Many biological theories have been proposed to explain latitudinal and elevational gradients of species richness, but only recently have theories been proposed that suggest that these patterns may be ...

A study of a rare and common desert plant indicates solar development in the desert may impact rare species more. It also demonstrates the importance of taking the time to understand the ever-changing ...

Renewable energy corporations have launched an eleventh-hour campaign to derail a petition seeking endangered species protection for Joshua trees, saying it could hinder development of the solar and ...