Scientists believe that Amur leopards now only occupy 2% of their historical ... conservationists believe the species could become extinct in the wild within a handful of years. Only around 10 known ...

Feb. 12, 2025 — Researchers took a deep dive to understand why certain locations are more susceptible and attractive to invasions by non-native plants or animals, making them prime targets for ...

Gorillas, Asian elephants, and African rhinos are also critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching, with conservation efforts underway to protect their natural habitats and prevent them ...

A species is classified as endangered when its population has declined between 50 and 70 percent and when its population is restricted to less than 250 mature individuals. When a species’ population ...

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.

Incas died at the Cincinnati Zoo, leaving behind mysteries over his death, his final resting place and the factors that led to the extinction of the Carolina parakeet Sarah Holzmann The creature ...

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.

Twenty-two new plants and animals were added to the state’s endangered species list last year, bringing the total to 453 native animals and plants protected under the Massachusetts Endangered ...

Coelacanth: Once though to be extinct for 66 million years, this ancient fish was rediscovered off the coast of South Africa in 1938. It currently has a population of less than 1,000.

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 ...