Endangered Species

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.

Hippos that are poached for their skin and teeth and sharks that are caught for their fins are up for protection at a United Nations wildlife conference.

Endangered gorillas Gracie and Elmo welcomed a baby at the Fort Worth Zoo. The yet-to-be-named baby was born on Sunday and is the zoo’s second-ever western lowland gorilla birth.

The birth of a rare greater one-horned rhino was caught on camera at the Chester Zoo in England, a win for conservationists as the species faces extinction.

There’s a group that helps determine which species are endangered and this month, it added more to that list including the migratory monarch butterfly.

A copperhead snake bite posed a potentially lethal threat to one endangered lemur at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina. After her health deteriorated, the team determined that a rare and risky medical procedure was the only option to save her. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway...

There are 108 species of lemur — and each has a unique place in the ecosystem. And they are almost all highly endangered. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway go inside the Duke Lemur Center to find out why their facility provides such a unique opportunity to closely...

At the Duke Lemur Center, each one of the endangered lemurs is precious. So when a staff member notices an injured lemur, the whole team mobilizes to protect it. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway follow the team as they rush to save a lemur, named Cassia by the staff, who has been bitten...

The Duke Lemur Center is a refuge for some of the world’s most endangered primates. With incredible senses of hearing and smell, and a long bony finger for seeking out food in hollow logs, lemurs have evolved into unique and special creatures. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway take you inside.

Several people have reported rare sightings of North Atlantic Right Whales this month along the New England coastline from Provincetown to Portsmouth. “It is pretty rare to see them that close to shore,” Heather Pettis of the New England Aquarium said. With its bristle-like baleen plates and distinctive callosities decorating its head to its massive size and characteristic tail flukes,…

For SpaceX to move ahead with Starship plans in Texas, it must reduce harm to endangered species, according to documents from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.