An animal once considered extinct in the wild has seen its classification changed to “endangered,” signifying a remarkable comeback. The scimitar-horned oryx has recovered its numbers thanks to the ...

"The tip of the iceberg." Desert mammals thought to have been extinct for almost 50 years return to the wild: 'It could've ...

For the first time, scimitar-horned oryx are going to be reintroduced to the wild in Chad. Extinct in the wild since the mid-1980s, the species’ return is the result of the Environment Agency—Abu ...

Born June 30, the new scimitar-horned oryx is already beginning to explore her surroundings. Josh Corvelli / Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute On June 30, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

It is hoped that putting the most important herbivore back into the habitat will help the entire ecosystem to function better. Environmental Agency—Abu Dhabi (EAD) In a first attempt to restore a ...

This is the second group to be returned to the wild since the species was listed as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List in 2000. Eight female and six male scimitar-horned oryx were released on ...

Another baby scimitar horned oryx, a “critically endangered” species of antelope, has been born at Lehigh Valley Zoo, the fourth in two years, officials announced Thursday. The mother and male calf ...

A male scimitar-horned oryx from the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va., is playing an important role in ensuring the species does not vanish from the ...

The sixth baby scimitar-horned oryx, a critically-endangered species of antelope, has been born at Lehigh Valley Zoo, officials announced Thursday. The weeks-old female calf and its mother, Donnar, ...

The scimitar-horned oryx calf was born on Oct. 8. N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - The Lehigh Valley Zoo is welcoming the arrival of another scimitar-horned oryx calf. The announcement is being made by the ...

Perhaps the saddest of the three recent animal deaths at a Smithsonian conservation center in Virginia was that of the scimitar-horned oryx, because it might be hoped that members of the same ...