There are only thought to be about 500 pairs of hawfinches in the country.

The wild population of boxer pupfish in Mexico appear to have gone extinct, conservationists say.

A 28-year-old was man detained in Lima, accused of trying to transport endangered spiders, centipedes and ants from Peru to South Korea.

Two endangered green sea turtles underwent a CT scan to assess their overall health.

The bird, nicknamed Albert Tross, is found just weeks after being released from a rescue centre.

Mbonisi's birth in August suprised keepers at Marwell Zoo, as his mum had been on birth control.

'Shortie' had been receiving veterinary care but was unable to recover from her injuries.

It is the first time an eastern mountain bongo has been born at Woburn in more than a decade