Wildlife monitoring network Traffic finds hundreds of protected animals for sale on Facebook groups in Malaysia, including sun bears, gibbons, and binturongs, also known as bearcats.

A tiny Eastern pygmy marmoset, the smallest type of monkey on the planet, is born at Chester Zoo. The mini-monkey is spotted on dad Gumi’s back as it made its debut at the north-west English zoo.

A baby gorilla is "doing well" after being delivered by Caesarean section in a rare operation at Bristol Zoo.

Tens of thousands of Antarctic penguins are estimated to be unable to return to their colony after a massive iceberg grounded there, according to a newly published study.

A new species of freshwater turtle has been discovered in Papua New Guinea, a mountainous and tropical country in the south Pacific Ocean.

The world’s oldest known wild bird, Laysan albatross, added a new chick to the family.And according to experts, this is her 40th one.

Watch Kevin Richardson in an amazing documentary first broadcasted by SKY TV about his animal conservationism, mainly lions and his acceptance into their pride.

Mumbai's coastline is more used to rubbish washing ashore than dead mammals, but on Friday residents woke to the sight of a nearly 40-foot-long whale on one of its most popular beaches.

Rare and elusive bush dogs from Central and South America are photographed in a camera trap study.

Penguins waddle on snow as visitors look on at Otaru Aquarium in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Saturday.

15 geckoes, lizard like creatures locally known as ‘Takshak’, are seized from a house in Dhanmondi of Dhaka this afternoon.

Florida holds its first bear hunt in more than two decades, despite opposition from animal rights campaigners.

A magistrate court sentences two people to one year imprisonment hours after 794 birds of different species were rescued from their warehouse in Gazipur this morning.

A Bahamian women keeps a raccoon as a pet and surprisingly the wild creature -- generally branded as one of the most extremely active, curious and destructive animals – becomes a part of her family.

Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have declined by 49% since 1970, a report says.

Three critically endangered Javan rhinoceros calves have been caught on camera in an Indonesian national park.

Caught by an indigenous man in Baghachhari area of Rangamati, a rare black bear is waiting for help to be freed. The forest department is trying to rescue the bear, which is globally vulnerable and endangered in Bangladesh.

13 species of animals have already become extinct from Bangladesh and several others have also possibly become extinct.

13 species of animals have already become extinct from Bangladesh and several others have also possibly become extinct.

13 species of animals have already become extinct from Bangladesh and several others have also possibly become extinct.