Texas Public Radio

Inside the effort to save one of America's most imperiled salamanders

When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking ...

Bronx Zoo’s Happy the Elephant, behind infamous ‘person’ lawsuit, euthanized

Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal’s behavior and became the crux of a closely ...

Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo

A Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insights and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case has died.
Global Voices Online

Countless endangered species are making a comeback due to global conservation efforts

This post is part of Global Voices’ May 2026 Spotlight series, “Global crisis, local solutions.” This series offers stories ...