CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS LOOK TO GUT ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT FOR SAKE OF INDUSTRY AS PROTECTIONS EASE

One of the bills would allow economic factors to be considered in species-listing decisions, while another would cap attorneys' fees in endangered species cases... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: GOVERNMENT INACTION LEADING TO INCREASED POLLUTION ON BARRIER REEF, SAYS WWF

More than half of the non-referred property that appeared to require approval under the EPBC fell in Great Barrier Reef catchments... READ MORE›

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SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION? TWO-THIRDS OF WILDLIFE COULD BE GONE BY 2020

In the report, the rapid extinction is blamed on habitat loss, over exploitation of resources, pollution and climate change... READ MORE›

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›

FROM 'DRACULA' FISH TO SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS

Some 133 plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal have been discovered over the past 6 years in the Eastern Himalayas, the report says... READ MORE›

US LAUNCHES PLAN TO HALT DECLINE OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY

The Centre for Biological Diversity went to court last August to seek protection for the monarch under the endangered species act... 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›

POLL REVEALS PUBLIC IGNORANCE ABOUT BEES

As Royal Mail launches new bee stamp set, half of British people cannot name a single bee species despite recognising the importance of the pollinators... READ MORE›

BABY DOLPHIN DIES AFTER BEING PARADED ON BEACH FOR PHOTOGRAPHS

Recently photographs taken in Santa Teresita showing a group of people passing a dolphin around on dry land on two occasions have emerged... 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›

PROTECTED LANDS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AREN'T PROPERLY SAFEGUARDED, REPORT SAYS

Nearly 15 percent of the Earth's land, covering around 20m sq km, is contained in national parks or other protected areas... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE COMPOUNDING THREATS TO AUSTRALIA'S ECOSYSTEMS, STUDIES FIND

Climate change compounding threats to Australia's ecosystems, studies find... READ MORE›

CURIOUS ORANGUTAN ATTEMPTS TO COPY MAGICIAN'S AMAZING CARD TRICK

Rajang the orangutan looked transfixed as Essex-based magician Matt G performed the card trick at Colchester Zoo... READ MORE›

HOW THE DORMOUSE IS RETURNING TO ENGLAND'S HEDGEROWS AFTER 100 YEARS

More than 100 years after they were last recorded by Victorian naturalists in Yorkshire's Wensleydale valley, rare dormice have returned to a secret woodland location there... 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›

GORILLA SHOT DEAD AFTER BOY, 3, FALLS INTO ENCLOSURE AT CINCINNATI ZOO

Maynard said the zoo's Gorilla World area would be open as usual on Sunday... READ MORE›

DNYR: THE CLIMATE CHANGE DENYING ROBOT INTERACTIVE

Introducing DNYR, the climate change denying robot who will ensure you still get your fill of all the robotic arguments climate deniers put out... READ MORE›

VIDEO: WATCH A RHINO AND A LAMB MAKE FRIENDS AND PLAY TOGETHER

The video was filmed at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre HESC in South Africa... READ MORE›

YELLOWSTONE GRIZZLY BEARS FACE END OF ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION

In this time, the FWS said, the bear population around Yellowstone National Park has rebounded from 136 bears to more than 700... READ MORE›

CLIMATE CHANGE COULD SEND VENOMOUS SNAKES SLITHERING NORTH

Researchers at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute used climate models to predict the ranges of more than 75 poisonous snake species across the Americas... 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›

NEW ZEALAND ORDERS BIRD CULL AND SHOOTS THE WRONG ENDANGERED SPECIES

Four critically endangered birds have been accidentally shot dead after hunters mistook them for a pest species that was being culled in New Zealand... 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›

ONE ASPIRING YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER HOPES TO BE NAMED THE GRAND FINAL WINNER AT A NEW YORK GALA

Slideshow Top 10 photo finalists for World Wildlife Day... READ MORE›