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with 192 species, or 2 percent, facing an “extremely high risk” of extinction in the wild — two more species than in 2008. Habitat loss and degradation have caused most of the bird declines, but the ...

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing ... strategy for a species that, until recently, was extinct in South ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...

In a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate ... the Popa langur is already facing extinction,” said senior author Frank Momberg, a researcher at Flora & Fauna ...

The newly discovered Popa langur monkey species in Myanmar's central forest is critically endangered, with only 200-260 remaining. They face threats from hunting, illegal pet trade, deforestation ...

A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's ...

Some species may already be extinct, while others are classified as "vulnerable" according to IUCN criteria. In detail, crabs, crayfish and shrimps are facing the greatest risk of extinction among ...

Several de-extinction projects all share an ambitious aim to resurrect ... For example, genetic tinkering might help an animal facing a deadly virus or plague, not necessarily one facing habitat ...