13 Bird Species Declared Extinct
All of these species were newly recognized by science—but it was too late to save them
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The 301 Mammal Species Most Threatened by Overhunting
The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction
Giraffe's "Silent Extinction" Finally Earns Some Noise
The world’s tallest land mammal has been listed as vulnerable to extinction after a 40 percent population decline
"Crisis" for Mediterranean Sharks
Bycatch from overfishing has put at least 53 percent of Mediterranean shark species at risk of extinction
Walking Sharks at Risk
New research reveals that the distributions for these nine striking species are much smaller than we previously assumed
Another Arctic Species Losing Out as Sea Ice Declines: The Ivory Gull
A new study finds the already threatened bird species is highly reliant on the thickest sea ice for breeding
Thanksgiving Species Snapshot: Waigeo Brush-Turkey
Once thought to be extinct, this rare turkey lives on a remote Indonesian island where few people have ever seen it, let alone eaten it
Tiger Farms Linked to Massive Surge in Illegal Trafficking
Asia’s 200 tiger farms are driving commerce for everything from body parts to live tigers
New Technology Reveals Hundreds of Bird Species at Risk
Old methods of assessing threat levels haven’t kept up, a new paper argues
Asian Elephants Help Seed the Forest
But with Asian elephant populations declining, what will happen to the fruit trees that depend on them?
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