The Wild Benches of Hope, a public art series of three bronze benches highlighting endangered animals is now on display at ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is celebrating Earth Day with flair this year. Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at the zoo on April 22, appearing ...

Africa is a continent full of animals known as charismatic megafauna - that is, awe inducing beasties of large size, including elephants, rhinos, hippos, giraffes and more. But despite their size, ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — An endangered Asian elephant calf born at the Smithsonian Zoo received its name. After many fans voted for the elephant calf’s name and raised $58,892.70 in support of its ...

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...