The blob fish is ugly, but not endangered. Simon Elgood / Flickr The hope is that as we work to conserve these charismatic species, we’ll also save the plants and animals share their habitat—a ...

The endangered blobfish, once named world's ugliest animal, has leveraged its unusual looks to win the Internet's adoration. Can other less-traditionally appealing creatures do the same?

The aesthetically challenged blobfish was once voted the world's ugliest animal in an online poll ... The aye-aye is considered endangered by the IUCN due to habitat loss and hunting.

12) at the British Science Festival in Newcastle. "We've needed an ugly face for endangered animals for a long time and I've been amazed by the public's reaction," Watt said in a statement.

The blobfish won the honors of taking home the title for the world’s ugliest endangered animal on the planet. Blobfish, which are made of a gelatinous material just slightly more dense than ...

But while some endangered species—flashy birds, cute mammals—get all the headlines and attention, plenty of other organisms in our state have found themselves in a tight spot. Such animals as ...

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species. A federal proposal was issued ...

Being cute and cuddly works, too, for species in need of protection. It helps to be worth some money. And a “bizarre or ferocious appearance, if entertaining, can also be a key to conservation ...

The RAP paper noted that the exhibition also documented 49 species designated as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature — the global authority on the matter ...