They are called sky islands. Tall mountains surrounded by a “sea” of desert, yet, almost literally, not a drop of water to be ...

Goshawks, the largest of the accipiters, are most often seen in forests, but an adult male recently made a foray into ...

As a new animal habitat sprung up at Phoenix Zoo, two California condors watched closely. Then they learned who was moving in.

warned that only around 220 of the animals were left. “The mountain gorilla faces a grave danger of extinction—primarily because of the encroachments of native man upon its habitat,” she wrote.

A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from ... are geared towards animals and plants ...

Building a new animal habitat is no small endeavor. The area used to house coatimundis and bald eagles. The decision to turn it into a big cat habitat came from wanting the mountain lions to have ...