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Conservationists are launching the first European breeding programme for ploughshare tortoises in an attempt to create a vital safety net population of the Critically Endangered animals. Ploughshare tortoises are already being kept in captivity in America, where 20 animals are registered within three institutions,...

Conservationists have found the world’s rarest known snake in the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia. A five-month assessment of the Saint Lucia racer,...

The team behind the White-footed tamarin conservation programme in Colombia have two big reasons to celebrate – not only has the programme been given...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the...

The discovery of two baby ploughshare tortoises born in the wild to parents bred in Durrell’s conservation breeding programme provides hope that despite...