Peacock (or peafowl): any of three species of birds of the pheasant family Phasianidae. AKA: The male is a peacock, the female is a peahen and the babies are peachicks. All are peafowl. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: ...

Today is World Lion Day. This blog comes to us from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) as an update to this post about Jacob the three-legged lion. Jacob is one of eleven lions in Uganda’s Kyambura Wildlife Reserve ...

New documentaries about the Rocky Mountains, every known species of penguin, American horses, Animals with Cameras and more. The WNET Group’s Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning series Nature celebrates its 40th anniversary ...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 42nd annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. PBS received the most nominations of any network with 52. Of the 52, NATURE received ...

Since January 2005, Mauricio Chacon Hernandez has been working in Karukinka Natural Park, a private nature reserve operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society located in the Chilean portion of the Isla Grande de Tierra ...

  Gorilla: the largest great ape. Kingdom: | Animalia Class: | Mammalia Order: | Primates Family: | Hominidae Subfamily: | Homininae Genus: | Gorilla The genus Gorilla is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla ...

While we all recognize that rangers are the front line of resistance fighting the loss of biodiversity across the globe, they seldom get the recognition they deserve. World Ranger Day, which we celebrate this week, is ...

By marvelous fortuity or perhaps especially clever planning, International Tiger Day and World Ranger Day are two days apart on the calendar. On July 29th, the world pauses (one hopes!) to reflect on the magnificence ...