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New research finds fewer animals are being killed by cars since the pandemic shutdown has kept people at home. This includes threatened species, and could boost efforts to better protect them.

Months after an American dentist shot and killed a beloved African lion named Cecil, the Obama administration moves to protect lions in Africa through the Endangered Species Act.

Montana has launched a criminal investigation after a woman bragged on social media about killing a wolf. That's legal under certain circumstances, but the "wolf' turned out to be a Siberian husky.

An abnormally high number of people were bitten by sharks in coastal waters over the span of a day that began on July 4. Upticks in shark attacks alone are not cause for concern, an expert says.

Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.

In Michigan Public's new podcast Beyond the Shore, host Rebecca Williams uncovers the shipwrecks, remarkable wildlife and hidden ecosystems beneath America's Great Lakes.

Latino students make up the largest minority group of America's school-age population -- and there's broad consensus that public schools are not doing a good job of meeting their needs. In the third report of a five-part series on educating Latinos, Jessica Jones of member station WUNC reports on the shortage of qualified bilingual education teachers. Browse online resources about the issues, and learn about each of the reports in this series.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports today, a federal appeals court released the final report of Independent Counsel Robert Ray on the firings of White House travel office employees in 1993. As Ray had announced in a preliminary report, he finds that Hillary Rodham Clinton gave investigators factually inaccurate statements as to her involvement with the firings. But he also says she may not have known they were false because she may not have known the influence she had with officials who made the firing decision.

A special congressional committee today released its long-awaited report on intelligence failures prior to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The committee faulted the FBI, the CIA and other governmental agencies for organizational problems that kept them from detecting the terrorist plot, according to the report. The bipartisan committee issued 19 recommendations for improving the nation's intelligence services, but did not single out individuals for blame. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

On Friday, thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi are protesting the military coup, in demonstrations that have reportedly turned violent.