America's Freshwater Mussels Are Going Extinct--Here's Why That Sucks
Dozens of these water-filtering species are at risk of vanishing, and that’s bad news for every living creature that relies on them
Extinction Countdown
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No Cell Phone Reception? That's Good News for Jaguars
A new study finds the big cats and other endangered animals do best in places where there’s no coverage
RIP Sudan, the Last Male Northern White Rhino
The most famous rhino in the world has died, leaving behind two aging females and a hole in our world
The Turtle Extinction Crisis
Nearly half of all freshwater turtles and tortoises are at risk of disappearing forever, a new report warns
The Surprising Ways Tigers Benefit Farmers and Livestock Owners
A recent study finds that the often-feared big cats actually help keep crops and domesticated animals safe from other threats
Is This the Year the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Goes Extinct?
Things don’t look good for these critically endangered birds, but a captive-breeding program could help save them
Ghost Cat Gone: Eastern Cougar Officially Declared Extinct
The subspecies has now been removed from the Endangered Species Act, 80 years after its last sighting
For Florida Panthers, Extinction Comes on 4 Wheels
2017 was another deadly year for the panthers. How much longer can this critically endangered species survive?
222 Bird Species Worldwide Are Now Critically Endangered
And according to the latest IUCN Red List update, a dismaying 13 percent of species are endangered
Squirrel Sex Is Complicated
Only 35 Mount Graham squirrels remain in the wild, but five captive squirrels could hold the key to their long-term survival—if we can get them to breed
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