Endangered Animals

Frogs across the world are being infected by a skin-infecting fungus that is responsible for driving many species into being endangered or even extinct.

Green sea turtles are endangered, with plastic pollution posing a major threat to the species due to the turtles eating or becoming entangled.

The cause of death has not yet been determined, but other leatherback turtles have recently been rescued from (or found dead in) shark nets.

The man was killed by a lone elephant on his way home in another example of human-animal conflict in the region.

Experts explain that these endangered dolphins are usually non-aggressive, and will only attack if they feel under threat.

An expert told Newsweek: "The most significant findings were emaciation and abnormalities in the heart tissue. These were consistent with heart disease."

The massive shoebill, a 5-foot-tall dinosaur-like bird, is listed as a vulnerable species due to its habitat being destroyed.

The tiger was found to have been tied to a boulder with wire before it was thrown into the lake, leading investigators to suspect foul play.

The expensive effort to bring the dodo back from the dead could have positive impacts in ecology and research, but could also negatively affect other animals.

The New Zealand sea lion, named Paige, had been previously spotted nearby and even had to be removed from a road.

Blue whales usually migrate south for the winter months, mating and giving birth in the warmer waters off Mexico and Central America.

The female shark gave birth to an asexual offspring, despite there being eligible males present in her tank.

Researchers also found spikes in fentanyl and amphetamines by examining the town's sewage.

"As well as harming the shark, this person is potentially stealing the opportunity for a life-changing wildlife encounter from future visitors and generations," an expert said.

"We are 100 percent dry," Jason Wagner, wildlife area manager of the Cheyenne Bottoms, said of the drought that has hit the region.

The incident took place in the Madhya Pradesh region of India.

The body of the 11-foot male American crocodile was taken from a lagoon in Belize to be buried.

The skipper and his five passengers were relieved there was a windscreen between them and the shark as it thrashed around on deck.

The tiny Amargosa vole doesn't live anywhere else on Earth, and a 2015 forecast said it had an 82 percent chance of extinction within five years.

Four-foot waves were recorded in a tiny pool in Death Valley called Devils Hole, having been caused by an earthquake in Mexico, 1000 miles away.

The heart-stopping footage shows the highly synchronized orcas creating a huge wave to dislodge their prey.

Rarely observed mass circle-swimming behavior in endangered basking sharks confirmed to be "shark speed-dating".

Greg Graziani was attacked by an alligator at his Florida wildlife park, and underwent an amputation.

Keepers later described her as "milk drunk" after she downed so much in her first meal.

Many of the town's 220 residents are afraid to walk around the town in case they are attacked.

A gruesome video of a Komodo dragon eating a fawn in a few bites captured Twitter's attention, with many asking if the video—and the beast itself—are even real.

Overjoyed conservationists released a video from a wildlife camera showing one of the parents walking across a path with a cub in its mouth.

It took two hours to wrestle the 10 foot long sturgeon into the boat on Fraser River, British Columbia.

"The rescue operation was very sophisticated," the Feldman Ecopark zoo told Newsweek.

MasterChef Ecuador is being accused of serving shark, deer, crocodile, and potentially capybara during a January 3 episode of the show.