Apes, deforestation and endangered plants are among the stories that didn’t get enough attention this past year, experts say
January 4, 2017 — John R. Platt
Generally speaking, it was an awful year for wildlife—but there were more successes than you might think
December 31, 2016 — John R. Platt
We saw several extinctions this year, while numerous more species suffered terrible losses
December 31, 2016 — John R. Platt
Dying rhinos, the extinction of the Rabbs’ tree frog, and threatened snails grabbed readers’ interests this year
December 29, 2016 — John R. Platt
All of these species were newly recognized by science—but it was too late to save them
December 17, 2016 — John R. Platt
The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction
December 14, 2016 — John R. Platt
The world’s tallest land mammal has been listed as vulnerable to extinction after a 40 percent population decline
December 13, 2016 — John R. Platt
Bycatch from overfishing has put at least 53 percent of Mediterranean shark species at risk of extinction
December 7, 2016 — John R. Platt
New research reveals that the distributions for these nine striking species are much smaller than we previously assumed
December 3, 2016 — John R. Platt
A new study finds the already threatened bird species is highly reliant on the thickest sea ice for breeding
November 30, 2016 — John R. Platt
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