Endangered Species

The total weight of Earth’s wild land mammals – from elephants to bisons and from deer to tigers—is now less than 10% of the combined...

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas—representing a turning point for vast...

U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands under a Friday order from Interior Secretary Deb Haaland that calls...

The fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act, and the species requires a series of protective steps to stave...

Classified as “near threatened” by the IUCN, numbers of white rhino are declining across Africa, mainly because of poaching. The recent arrival of numerous babies...

Major dams have disrupted gene flow between platypus populations, making them more vulnerable to threats, according to new research. Scientists from the University of New...

Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific assessment, as humans continue to...

Bird populations are declining rapidly in the U.S., including 22 species that live in or pass through Massachusetts, according to a report. The U.S. State...

Lobster nets and pots have become such a threat to the survival of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales that the crustaceans have been “red-listed”...

The dugong is now functionally extinct in China after widespread degradation of their habitat and historical hunting, scientists have said. Fishing and ship strikes are...