Species Watch

Mauritius is killing tens of thousands of vulnerable fruit bats.

Bat poop sustains entire ecosystems in places where they wouldn’t exist otherwise. So when bats go, many cave-dwellers go with them.

Would you die without bees to pollinate your food?

Scientists find super rare river sharks hiding in plain sight at a Papua New Guinea fish market.

Poop has a lot to tell us about the mating game—and this zoo scientist is getting the scoop on how to save endangered species in the wild.

As poaching pushes the rhino toward extinction, South Africa considers a radical solution: Legalize the very thing that is killing them. It'd make some people very rich. But would it doom the species?

A new study looks at how genetic analysis can help fight the exotic pet trade.

To save a species, scientists first need to know how many members it has left.

Bumblebees risk extinction by failing to react to climate change.

Shark Week has been running for 28 years, and yet so many endangered sharks are still waiting for their close-up.