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ONE IN EIGHT BIRDS IS THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION, GLOBAL STUDY FINDS
Neonicotinoids - widely implicated in flying insect declines a key bird food source - have also been found to be directly detrimental to some bird species... 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›
PESTICIDES DAMAGE SURVIVAL OF BEE COLONIES, LANDMARK STUDY SHOWS
The reproductive success of the wild bees was cut as the insecticide exposure increased in all three countries... 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›
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›
THE 10 SPECIES MOST AT RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
Species such as the hawksbill turtle are dependant on coral reefs which are bleaching and dying with climate change... READ MORE›
NEW SPECIES OF GIBBON DISCOVERED IN CHINA
Newly recognised species given the name 'Skywalker hoolock gibbon' by the team that proved it was distinct from other Chinese gibbons... 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›
BUMBLE BEE IS PROPOSED FOR U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES STATUS
"Endangered Species Act safeguards are now the only way the bumble bee would have a fighting chance for survival," she added... READ MORE›
HALF THE WORLD'S SPECIES COULD GO EXTINCT AND YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM
He points to biologists' predictions that half of the world's species could become extinct by the middle of the century... 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›
US LISTS FIRST BUMBLE BEE SPECIES AS ENDANGERED
First us bumble bee species listed as endangered after numbers plummet... READ MORE›
THE WORLD IS MAKING A LAST PUSH TO SAVE ITS CUTEST PORPOISE FROM EXTINCTION. IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK.
This vaquita, or the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, was snagged as by-catch in Mexico's Gulf of California... 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›
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›
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›
NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, OFFICIALS SAY
Mark Murray-Brown, an Endangered Species Act consultant for NOAA, said right whales have been declining in abundance since 2010, with females hit harder than males... 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›
BUMBLE BEES FOUND TO HAVE 'IMPRESSIVE' BRAIN POWER AS THEY ARE TRAINED TO SCORE 'GOALS' BY SCIENTISTS
This shows an impressive amount of cognitive flexibility, especially for an insect, said Dr Olli Loukola, another member of the Queen Mary team... 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›
CECIL THE LION AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS LIGHT UP NEW YORK
Cecil the lion and world's most endangered animals projected on Empire State Building... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE COMPOUNDING THREATS TO AUSTRALIA'S ECOSYSTEMS, STUDIES FIND
Climate change compounding threats to Australia's ecosystems, studies find... READ MORE›
LAST LEGS: THE SPECIES WITH ONLY A FEW REMAINING INDIVIDUALS - GRAPHIC
The rate of animal extinction has rocketed in the past half-century. Our graphic indicates some of the species whose numbers have dwindled to a vulnerable few... READ MORE›