Long-tailed macaque. The species has been listed as endangered by the IUCN, with their removal from the wild deemed a driving factor in population declines. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Endangered Species Act protections aren’t warranted for the long-tailed macaque and the southern pig-tailed macaque, the Fish and Wildlife Service said.

A marsupial driven to extinction by invasive species nearly a decade ago has been given a second chance at survival by conservation efforts in Australia. Red-tailed phascogales were last recorded ...

Managing invasive species is an ongoing process that requires a multifaceted approach, including prevention, early detection and rapid response, and long-term management.

The conservation status of long-tailed macaque and PETA's involvement in government programs was recently the subject of a U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee hearing in September 2024.

In October, the agency rejected a petition from the same animal welfare groups to place the long-tailed macaque on the endangered species list.

In a pair of Endangered Species Act petitions filed Monday, PETA and its allies asked the Fish and Wildlife Service to list the long-tailed macaque and the southern pig-tailed macaque as ...

Environment How lion-tailed macaques have changed parenting techniques with rising rates of twins Twins are rare among the primates, but the increase may be linked to dietary shifts due to human ...

Officials who oversee an international treaty governing endangered species recommended suspending shipments of long-tailed macaques — which are regularly used in medical research — from Cambodia.

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is considering a total ban on the sale of endangered Cambodian long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis ...