Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades. The last sighting of the Chel snakehead, or Channa amphibeus ...

After over a century of being considered regionally extinct ... four species of tapir alongside the Baird’s tapir, mountain tapir and Malayan tapir, all of which are classified as endangered.

The purpose: to capture for posterity species that someday might be extinct. To reflect the project ... which we’re featuring in this special issue on endangered wildlife.

People usually think of leopards in the savannas of Africa but in the Russian Far East, a rare subspecies has adapted to life in the temperate forests that make up the northern-most part of the ...

Feb. 21, 2025 — Groundbreaking study shows machine learning can decode emotions in seven ungulate species. A game-changer for animal welfare? Can artificial intelligence help us understand what ...

The Cost of Preventing Extinction of Australia's Priority Species Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of ...

Poachers in Malaysia have been using commercial fishing fleets to smuggle body parts of critically endangered tigers. They are using networks of routes and fishing boats to traffic the parts of ...

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More than a century has passed since the last sighting of a South American tapir, a species previously believed to be extinct ... and all are classified as endangered, according to the ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Zoo announced the hatching of its second African penguin chick since the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed the species as critically endangered ...