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So far this season, tens of millions of birds have died of disease or been culled, driving up prices of eggs, chicken, and turkey meat.

In a trio of studies, researchers report capturing and analyzing airborne environmental DNA from a wide variety of plants and animals, suggesting a new way of monitoring which terrestrial species are present in an area.

Zoo officials say the captive primates are recovering, but scientists worry the virus could spread quickly through dwindling wild populations.

A 37-year-old simiang gibbon on birth control unexpectedly gave birth at the San Diego Zoo.

He established the San Diego Zoo’s cryopreserved Frozen Zoo.

In chapter 4, “Why Recreate the Woolly Mammoth?” author Britt Wray explores the social consequences of bringing an iconic species back from extinction.

Colo, the oldest zoo gorilla and the first born in captivity, died on January 17 at age 60.

A study on 59 mammalian species in zoos finds that most live longer in captivity than in the wild, although these apparent longevity benefits differ across species.

At least seven species of herpesvirus commonly infect elephants. At zoos, keepers scramble to save calves, who are particularly vulnerable to the viruses.

A polar bear in a German zoo dies after contracting a virus normally found in zebras.

A Canadian menagerie lets visitors get up close and personal with insects to help make crawlies less creepy.

The Victoria Bug Zoo is extremely small. In 1997, the Zoo's founder, Carol Maier, started the collection, which now includes more than 50 insect species, after completing her entomology degree from the University of Guelph. 

Pierre Comizzoli, a reproductive physiologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, chats about his efforts to rescue endangered species from extinction using in vitro fertilization as well as novel gamete preservation techniques.

A National Zoo researcher works to perfect gamete preservation and in vitro fertilization techniques in order to better manage endangered populations.

Researchers at Japanese and Russian institutions believe cloning a woolly mammoth is within reach.

Researchers generate pluripotent stem cells from two endangered species in hopes of learning more about the near-extinct animals.