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›

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›

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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›

PANDAS NO LONGER ENDANGERD; GORRILLA NUMBERS DECLINE

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species... 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›

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›

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›

WORLD'S OLDEST CAPTIVE PANDA BASI DIES IN CHINA

The world's oldest captive giant panda has died, according to her keepers in Fuzhou, south-east China... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST PANDA IN CAPTIVITY DIES IN HONG KONGA

Jia Jia was not able to walk about without difficulties and spent the day laying down, Ocean Park said in a statement posted on its website... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST CAPTIVE PANDA DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE OF 100 (IN PANDA YEARS)

White roses, arranged in the shape of a heart, also were laid in front of Basi's favourite tree... 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›

GIANT PANDA NO LONGER ENDANGERED, EXPERTS SAY

Wild panda numbers have slowly rebounded as China cracked down on the skin trade and gradually expanded its protected forest areas to now cover 1.4 million hectares... READ MORE›

GIANT PANDAS NO LONGER 'ENDANGERED' IN CHINA

Status of giant pandas upgraded to vulnerable, but Eastern gorilla gets added to critically endangered list... 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›

GIANT PANDA SHOWS OFF 'MIRACLE' BABY AT BELGIAN ZOO

Hao Hao, a giant panda from China, has given birth to a male cub at a zoo in Belgium... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST GIANT PANDA IN CAPTIVITY, JIA JIA, DIES AT 38 IN HONG KONG

The giant panda's owners at Ocean Park, Hong Kong said her health was deteriorating rapidly and so she had to be euthanised... READ MORE›

MIRACLE RARE GIANT BABY PANDA BORN IN BELGIAN ZOO

Hao Hao, who is a first-time mother, she was amazing, Mr Bouts said... 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›

WORLD'S OLDEST PANDA DIES AGED 37 IN CHINA

State television reported live today from the zoo where Basi lived in southeastern China, which held a memorial in her honour... 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›