Flora & Fauna publishes this list to highlight species that are "staring extinction in the face" and "warrant conservation attention" over the coming year due to various threats, according to ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

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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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction worldwide, according to a new research published on ...

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 ...