On Rossel Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake. This 4-foot, 11-inch reptile is easier to ...

Herpetologist Fred Kraus discovered a new arboreal snake species, Dendrelaphis atra, on Misima Island in Papua New Guinea.

The Guam kingfisher is no longer found in Guam, but thanks to the help of a handful of zoos, including Cincinnati's, there's ...

The intriguing new species, spanning around four feet and one inch in length, was found to have a "matte black" coloring.

One of the birds that laid eggs was born at the Cincinnati Zoo, which played a key role in the decades-long project.

The brightly colored birds are extinct in the wild, having disappeared from their native Guam in 1988 due to the introduction ...

The federal government is trying to save money by canceling leases and consolidating office spaces, but congressional representatives from the Pacific are concerned that ending the lease for the U ...

The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released ...