Still, there are things we can do to alleviate extinction rates, such as designating an area a wildlife refuge or a species as “protected,” or even creating a wildlife-friendly space in your own ...
And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...
You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies, too, and most likely quokkas as well. Less famous are their small, endangered cousins, the bettongs. These little marsupials love to dig and have a ...
Each year, species are going extinct at an accelerating rate that is alarming conservationists. This fear has increased conservation efforts and research, even for rarely seen animals. One such ...
Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the world, from platypus to koalas and wombats. Tragically, Australia is the ...
On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, ...
As new species are discovered around the world, others are disappearing without a trace. Amphibians are facing existential threats on a global scale, leading some researchers to believe they’ve ...
A new marsupial species closely related to the kangaroo was discovered in Australia, but it might already have gone extinct. Scientists, including those from the Curtin University, found the new ...
As the Atlantic warms, many fish along the east coast of North America have moved northward to keep within their preferred temperature range. Black sea bass, for instance, have shifted hundreds of ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — University of Memphis researchers announced Monday the rediscovery of a beetle after believing it had been extinct. According to University of Memphis Professor Dr. Duane McKenna and ...