Endangered

The ornate eagle ray is wideley distributed across the Western Indo-Pacific but is naturally low in numbers and populations are declining.

The homemade explosives have become the leading cause of death for elephants in Sri Lanka, where hundreds of the endangered animals are killed each year.

The shipment was worth nearly $39 million.

Bornean orangutans are critically endangered.

The langur monkey was allegedly bought for $49.

No one wants to kill an animal that near extinction. So how come the popular Endangered Species Act isn't working?

Last month China announced it would allow the use of rhino and tiger products under certain circumstances.

The tiger was believed to have killed at least one person.

The park in Corsica has warned thieves to return the tortoises, whether they are traffickers or activists planning to release the animals.

The dead sea turtles are considered endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as by Mexican officials.

Seven out of nine captive giant pandas released to the wild since 2003 have survived the transition, China's state media said this week.

The turtle was one of the world's smallest and most endangered.

From a chubby-cheeked orangutan to a tiny pygmy elephant.

Nearly every species of lemur is increasingly threatened by illegal hunting and climate change in Madagascar, the only country where lemurs are naturally found.

Michael Seymore, an ornithologist for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), confirmed there was "productivity and nesting success in Louisiana for the bald eagle."

The African lion population, which was declared vulnerable in 1996, has decreased 43 percent in the last 21 years.

Wildlife authorities say the elephant was killed out of revenge for destroying crops.

The country's most endangered marine mammals are now facing a tiny but deadly threat to their existence.

 "Federal protections for wolves are essential to help the species recover and expand."

He had already grabbed two gopher tortoises and was looking for more.

The totoaba swim bladder is highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine.

The bats have tongues as long as their bodies.

The new arrival is a joyous occasion for a species whose wild population has been in decline in recent years due to disease and poaching.

The unique animals have to be saved from extinction just like the cuddly tigers and elephants.

Hammerhead sharks are endangered, so catching and killing them is a problem.

Some estimates say there are fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the world.

Transforming the food system could lead to "a lot more wildlife."

Amur tigers have the personal backing of Vladimir Putin.

The number of hives lost to colony collapse disorder was down 27 percent from a year earlier.

Bertha the hippo had been living at the Manila Zoo in the Philippines since 1959.