A unique conservation effort in Afghanistan has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to one of the poorest and most isolated communities on earth.

One of the world's most endangered turtles is now nearly extinct, with fewer than 10 left in the wild due to increased sand dredging and illegal forest clearance, conservationists have warned.

Wildlife experts are celebrating the sightings of two groups of rare Asiatic cheetahs in central Iran during recent months, raising hopes that one of the world’s fastest moving creatures could be saved from extinction, conservation officials said today.

Wild bears living near US towns and cities are growing overweight from eating the left-overs of fast food meals, researchers have found.