The Belgian traveller was trying to smuggle the protected species from Peru to Spain, officers say.

Officials warn that human activity is resulting in rising numbers of elephant deaths.

The 100-year-old tortoise of legendary libido is credited with saving his species from extinction.

A study of North America's only native parrot confirms its disappearance was down to humans alone.

Colorado's National Eagle Repository is the only one of its kind in the world.

Sumatran tigers are critically endangered - with fewer than 400 believed to be left in the wild.

More than half of US national parks are threatened by invasive animals, like pythons and feral pigs.

Footage of a bear inscribed with "T-34" - the name of an iconic Soviet tank - is shared in Russia.

Three men die in little over a month in Romania, home to Europe's biggest brown bear population.

The discovery of baby crocodiles in a river in Nepal is raising hopes for the future of the gharial.