An experiment that hung rhinoceroses upside down to see what effect it had on the animals has been awarded one of this year's Ig Nobel prizes. Other recipients included teams that studied the bacteria in chewing gum stuck to pavements, and how to control cockroaches on submarines.

The photos feature otters, bears, monkeys, tigers, prairie dogs, penguins, and other wildlife in comical poses.

Anne Gorden-Vega notices a yellowish glint in the brush and slams on the brakes. She’s out of her Chevy Colorado pickup before I can even process what’s happening. The 62-year-old art teacher is basically operating on muscle memory as she dives into the brush with a flashlight, searching for the Burmese python she knows is there.

We have forgotten the primeval forests and expansive grasslands where wildlife thrived, an ecological amnesia. We must work to remember, regenerate, and restore

Brush-tailed bettongs are back. These tiny endangered marsupials have been reintroduced to mainland South Australia after disappearing more than a century ago. The bettong, also known as a woylie, once occupied more than 60 per cent of Australia, but was almost wiped out when cats and foxes were introduced by Europeans. Only about 15,000 are alive today.

Last year, the Trump administration announced that the gray wolf would be removed from the list of animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. Before gray wolves were protected by the act, the species was considered near extinction after a combination of hunting, trapping, and loss of habitat decimated its numbers.

Rattlesnakes have evolved a clever method of convincing humans that danger is closer than you think.

Scientists who systematically eavesdropped on bat roosts in Costa Rica have discovered baby-bat babbling bears a striking resemblance to that of human infants. The bats produce rhythmic sounds and repeat key "building-block syllables". And this suggests - just like in human infants - their babbling lays the foundations for communication.

Giraffes seem above it all. They float over the savanna like two-story ascetics, peering down at the fray from behind those long lashes. For decades, many biologists thought giraffes extended this treatment to their peers as well, with one popular wildlife guide calling them “aloof” and capable of only “the most casual” associations.

Trees, grasses and wildlife are returning as Lord Randal Plunkett recreates a vanished landscape in County Meath

Activists condemned the government’s recent capture of nearly 350 mustangs, but for those tasked with managing a booming wild horse population in a drought-stricken West, it’s complicated.

I think that if the public knew what was being done to the Yellowstone herd, people might demand a change in policy.

Federal wildlife authorities have agreed to further study a petition in support of additional protections for Southeast Alaska’s wolf population. The decision is likely to rekindle a decades-old debate between conservationists and hunters.

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation states its goal as 'protecting the world's last wild places', and has 6 key areas of activity: Wildlands Conservation, Oceans Conservation, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, Transforming California, and Innovative Solutions.

Narrated by David Attenborough.

You and your dog no doubt have a special bond. But it’s deeper than all those scraps from the table or trips to the dog park. Something far in the shared evolutionary past of dogs and humans has linked the two species, making our canine companions especially good at understanding when we want to help or communicate with them.

Giant pandas are no longer classified as endangered but are still vulnerable, Chinese officials say. The classification was downgraded as their number in the wild has reached 1,800. Experts say that the country managed to save its iconic animal through its long-term conservation efforts, including the expansion of habitats.

Researchers blame poaching and hunting far beyond quotas after species dropped from endangered list

These are a first for me and I bet for you as well.