A recent study led by the University of Oxford reveals that the most endangered turtle and crocodile species are also the most unique, with their…
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Scientists have sequenced to chromosome level the genomes of great hammerhead and shortfin mako sharks, showing that their populations have declined over 250,000 years. Credit:…
Thousands of species are currently listed as “data deficient.” We know very little about a large number of species. Unfortunately, it is not always a…
Researchers have reviewed the data of over 32,000 species and identified 562 of those species as “lost.” 75 of these 562 lost species are categorized…
A newly created catalog of genomic diversity for endangered chimpanzees in the wild can help link confiscated chimpanzees to their place of origin, which could…
Potamites montanicola, classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ by automated the assessment method and as ‘Data Deficient’ by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Credit: Germán…
The bright orange flowers of the Ecuadorian cloud forest herb Gasteranthus extinctus, long believed to have gone extinct, light up the forest understory as if…
Blue Shark Pet owners may unknowingly be feeding their pets with meat from endangered shark species, shows a new study published in Frontiers in Marine…
Scientists use AI to analyze images of wildlife for crucial data. Vacation photos of zebras and whales that tourists post on social media may have…
With only a few specimens in museum collections, Honshu wolf, or okami (Canis lupus hodophilax), is exposed to a process of gradual societal extinction and…
Stemming from an ancient lineage, Indian wolves are one of the most evolutionarily distinct and endangered gray wolf populations. Credit: Mihir Godbole/The Grasslands Trust Scientists…
A right whale breaches the surface. Warming oceans have driven the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale population from its traditional and protected habitat, exposing…
A spotted skunk doing its signature handstand. Credit: (c) Jerry W. Dragoo Redesignating an endangered subspecies as a separate species could help it get protected.…
Chapman’s pygmy chameleon is one of the world’s rarest chameleons, and now clings to survival in small patches of forest. Credit: Krystal Tolley Chapman’s pygmy…
A global group of scientists is calling for an urgent rethink on a draft action plan to safeguard biodiversity. The provisional action plan[1], unveiled in…
Drawn to life picture of head of Browse (or Black) Rhino. To the right both length and cross sections of slivers of its horn.Credit: Jonathan…
Rescued southern sea otter pup 327 with surrogate mother at Monterey Bay Aquarium. Credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium Scientists estimate surrogate-raised otters and their wild offspring…