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The crabs make their way across a road, while locals evade them.
islands

The Crab Migration That the Colombian Army Is Dispatched to Protect

The crustaceans, native to Providencia, have seen declining numbers.
Lucy Sherriff July 3, 2018
A snacking gorilla.
Kisoro, Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Solid proof the muntjac is still around.
endangered animals

Found: A Rare Tiny Deer in Vietnam

It's called a muntjac, and the last time it appeared was nearly two decades ago.
Christina Ayele Djossa May 23, 2018
islands

Puerto Rico's Parrot Population Is Slowly Recovering

Although the wild birds seem reluctant to breed, dozens of fledglings have successfully hatched in captivity.
Cara Giaimo April 10, 2018
A helmeted honeyeater in captivity.
animals

Life Lessons From the Helmeted Honeyeater

This endangered species is learning when to love and when to fear.
Cara Giaimo February 15, 2018
This is the elusive Barasingha male deer. This is a young adult with a impressive horn structure.
Balaghat, India

Barasingha of Kanha National Park

This reserve is the only place in the world where you can see the Barasingha swamp deer in the wild.
The bearded vulture has returned to the Alps after being hunted and poisoned to local extinction.
animals

The Struggle to Revitalize the World's Vulture Populations

How to save the least marketable of all birds.
Natasha Frost January 5, 2018
Fake ortolan, shown in a traditional presentation, sculpted by Janice Poon for the TV show "Hannibal."
Gastro Obscura

Ortolan Bunting

A cruel cooking method turns this tiny songbird into a rare delicacy.
A Puerto Rican parrot in El Yunque Forest's Iguaca Aviary, during greener times.
islands

Among Puerto Rico's Displaced Residents, an Entire Flock of Endangered Parrots

Still, the island's animal conservationists have no intention of giving up.
Cara Giaimo November 8, 2017
Display cases.
Laurel, Maryland

On the Brink

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
First Honeybees in California
San Jose, California

First Honey Bees in California

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.
Global Convergence.
Orlando, Florida

Global Convergence Sculpture

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.
A lone male tiger patrols his territory in the forests of Eastern Thailand.
parks

Found: A New Population of Endangered Tigers

Including six cubs!
Sarah Laskow March 29, 2017
Bats in their bat cave.
animals

Found: An Unusually Situated Bat Cave

The cave is large for Alberta's boreal forest.
Sarah Laskow March 20, 2017
murder

The Mysterious Decapitation of Two Bison at a Spanish Reserve

Sauron, the dominant male bull of the herd, was found without his head.
Sarah Laskow September 23, 2016
animals

Meet the Pangolin, the Real World Pokemon You Didn't Know You Loved

Striking photos of the most illegally traded wild mammal on the planet.
Suzi Eszterhas, Steven Bedard and bioGraphic August 18, 2016
Brazil

Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande)

Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.
animals

An Incredibly Rare Bird Has Been Rediscovered in Brazil

The blue-eyed ground dove has only been spotted on a handful of occasions—now, one researcher photographed it for the first time.
Jessie Guy-Ryan May 22, 2016