Sustainability
Elephants, Pangolins, Bees Proposed for Greater Endangered Species Protections
The welcome move could help threatened species both in the U.S. and abroad
Extinction Countdown
News and research about endangered species from around the world
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Meet the Tiny Parasitic "Corpse Flower" that Smells Like Coconuts
This critically endangered plant is a smaller relative to the world’s largest flower
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A 10-Year Strategy to Save Sharks and Rays
At least a quarter of shark and ray species are threatened with extinction. A new strategy hopes to turn that around
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Should Yellowstone Grizzlies Lose Their Protected Status?
The U.S. government says the bears are recovered, but conservation groups disagree
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Brazil's Bats to Face Climate-Change Squeeze
Some species could soon lose up to 98 percent of their habitats, according to new research
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Not-So-Great-Apes? Research Focus on Gorillas Leave Other Species and Ecosystems Unstudied
A new study suggests researchers need to expand their efforts beyond studying gorillas, chimpanzees and orangutans
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Tigers Have Just One Safe Habitat in SE Asia
Antipoaching efforts have helped the wild tiger population in Thailand’s Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary to nearly triple in size
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Rarest Crocs in the Americas Get a Radio Boost
The Orinoco crocodile, which was nearly wiped out for its skins early in the 20th century, will benefit from 21st century technology
Sustainability
The Monkey Puzzle Tree Faces More Threats Than a Barrel of Monkeys
This living fossil is under attack by a whole lot of hungry invasive species
Sustainability
Every Member of This Rare Bird Species Is About to Get its Genome Sequenced
A crowdfunding effort hopes to reveal hidden secrets about the last 125 kakapo parrots
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