Across the globe, a small number of animal species are now so rare that only a few individuals remain in the wild. Habitat loss, climate change, poaching, and human activity have pushed these animals ...

Every third Friday of May is Endangered Species Day. More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least 28,500 others are listed as endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN ...

Camera traps in Myagdi, Nepal surveyed national forests to locate and count the red panda population, strengthening ...

On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of updated refined interim core maps that identify areas that EPA states are important to 12 threatened or ...

Pangolin species across Africa and Asia are under threat from poaching, climate change and habitat loss. Fabian von Poser via Getty Images Federal officials have proposed declaring the pangolin ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

WUHAN, China (AP) — A dozen sleek grey Yangtze finless porpoises glide inside a vast pool at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan as scientists find ways to protect and breed the rare mammals in ...