A SALTY CURE FOR A DEADLY FROG DISEASE

Chytridiomycosis is an infectious disease caused by the chytrid fungus and blamed for wiping out more than a third of the world's frog species... READ MORE›

POPULATION OF 'WORLD'S RAREST FISH' DOUBLES AFTER DISCOVERY OFF AUSTRALIA'S COAST

But it is several kilometers away from the other site -- Frederick Henry Bay, also in southeast Tasmania -- with a red handfish population... READ MORE›

WORLD'S LARGEST SEA TURTLE COULD COME OFF 'ENDANGERED' LIST

But NOAA Fisheries is going to look at the status of the turtles worldwide, said Angela Somma, chief of endangered species division with NOAA Fisheries... READ MORE›

LOUD ORGIES OF MEXICAN FISH COULD DEAFEN DOLPHINS SAY SCIENTISTS

An individual spawning Gulf corvina, say the researchers, utters a mating call resembling a really loud machine gun with multiple rapid sound pulses... READ MORE›

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WHAT IF ALL BUMBLEBEES WENT EXTINCT? WE'D BE IN 'A WORLD OF TROUBLE'

The rusty patched bumblebee isA now the first bee of any type in the continental U.S. to receive the endangered species designation... READ MORE›

GIRAFFES FACING EXTINCTION AFTER DEVASTATING DECLINE, EXPERTS WARN

The cage bird trade in Asia is also driving many feathered species towards extinction, including the spectacular sunset lorikeet... READ MORE›

HUMANS HAVE DESTROYED A TENTH OF EARTH'S WILDERNESS IN 25 YEARS - STUDY

The study said that wilderness was being loss faster than pristine places were being designated as protected areas, at 3.3m sq km versus 2.5m sq km... READ MORE›

GIRAFFES FACE 'SILENT EXTINCTION' AS POPULATION SHRINKS NEARLY 40 PERCENT

In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›

GIANT PANDAS REBOUND OFF ENDANGERED LIST

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it... READ MORE›

REVEALED: THE CRIMINALS MAKING MILLIONS FROM ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING

Many iconic animals are heading toward extinction only 30,000 rhinos are alive today, 5 percent of the number four decades ago... READ MORE›

60 PERCENT OF GLOBAL WILDLIFE SPECIES WIPED OUT

The Living Planet Report 2016, released on Thursday, blamed deforestation, pollution, overfishing, and the illegal wildlife trade for pushing species populations to the edge ... READ MORE›

ENVIRONMENTALISTS WARN OF BUMBLEBEE'S EXTINCTION AFTER TRUMP HALTS REGULATIONS

Order for 60-day pause on regulations not yet implemented includes protection for endangered rusty patched bumblebee, which experts say is near extinction... READ MORE›

DEATH OF ENDANGERED NORTHERN WHITE RHINO LEAVES JUST SIX OF THE ANIMALS LEFT IN THE WORLD

While there are thousands of southern white rhinos still roaming the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, decades of rampant poaching have drastically cut northern white rhino numbers... READ MORE›

RED LIST: ASH TREES AND ANTELOPES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION

While more than 150 new endangered species have been added to the new Red List, the prospects of some have improved... READ MORE›

RED LIST: THOUSANDS OF SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITY

Craig Hilton-Taylor, who heads the group's red list unit, said species were going extinct at a faster rate than at any time in human history... READ MORE›

SCIENTISTS INVESTIGATE DEATH OF 10,000 ENDANGERED 'SCROTUM' FROGS IN PERU

The Titicaca water frog Telmatobius culeus is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN red list on threatened species, and is endemic to the lake... READ MORE›

LUNCHING RANGER DISCOVERS SPECIES LOST FOR 40 YEARS

Describing himself as a poor person with children, he hopes the discovery will bring more support to the rangers of Finca San Isidro Amphibian Reserve... READ MORE›

POACHERS USING SCIENCE PAPERS TO TARGET NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES

Journals begin withholding geographical locations after warnings the data is helping smugglers drive lizards, snakes and frogs to 'near-extinction'... READ MORE›

CHESTER ZOO SUCCESSFULLY BREEDS RARE CATALAN NEWT

The critically endangered species, also known as the wild Montseny newt, is from the Montseny mountain range in north-eastern Catalonia, about 60 miles 100km north of Barcelona... READ MORE›

BACK FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION

There were only four southern Corroboree frogs left in Australia but a conservation team hopes a new scheme can stop it disappearing... READ MORE›

WORLD'S LARGEST GORILLA MOVED TO 'CRITICALLY ENDANGERED' STATUS

An update of International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN Red List contains bad news about great ape species... READ MORE›

LIZARD TRAFFICKERS EXPLOIT LEGAL LOOPHOLES TO TRADE AT WORLD'S BIGGEST FAIR

International experts believe that rare species such as earless monitor lizards could not be captive-bred for sale in trade fairs... READ MORE›

IS THE WORLD RUNNING OUT OF WILDERNESS?

Essentially, they considered the entire Earth wilderness asked the question how much human encroachment is there?... READ MORE›

MONTSERRAT'S LAST TWO MOUNTAIN CHICKEN FROGS TO BE REUNITED TO SAVE SPECIES

The two frogs are the island's only known survivors of an outbreak of the deadly chytrid fungus disease, a pandemic ravaging amphibian populations worldwide... READ MORE›

PROTECTION SOUGHT FOR LEUSER ECOSYSTEM, SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS

Protection of the Leuser ecosystem is crucial to save the critically endangered Sumatran orangutans... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DELAYS LISTING BUMBLEBEE AS ENDANGERED

The addition of the bumblebee to the endangered species list was scheduled for Friday... READ MORE›

With poaching at such high levels, the conference will be a critical game-changer in rescuing what is left of the savannah elephants... READ MORE›

FACTS, PICTURES ABOUT PLANT AND ANIMAL EXTINCTION, ENDANGERED SPECIES

World Wildlife Day Quotes 2017 Facts, Pictures About Plant And Animal Extinction, Endangered Species... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS OF RARE TARANTULAS HATCH IN 'WORLD FIRST' AT CHESTER ZOO

The invertebrate keepers at the zoo are the first in the world to successfully breed the Montserrat tarantulas,... READ MORE›

DFO GIVING AWAY FREE REUSABLE BAGS IN CAMPAIGN TO SAVE SEA TURTLES

Plastic bags in the water resemble jellyfish, which is one of the leatherback turtle's main food sources... READ MORE›

THE EXTINCTION CRISIS IN A WARMING WORLD

The many species that face growing threats due to climate change range from mammals to lizards, fish and birds... READ MORE›

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DELAYS LISTING BUMBLEBEE AS ENDANGERED

The addition of the bumblebee to the endangered species list was scheduled for Friday... READ MORE›

OVER 180 NATIONS APPROVE BAN ON PANGOLIN TRADE

The creature was upgraded to CITES appendix 1 of endangered species during Wednesday's summit... READ MORE›

SURVIVAL OF THE SMALLEST? BIGGER SEA SPECIES FACE HIGHER EXTINCTION THREAT

In past extinctions, smaller creatures were more prone to die off, or size didn't matter, said study lead author Jonathan Payne, a paleobiologist at Stanford University... READ MORE›