Endangered
We don't know how many mountain gorillas live in the wild. Here's why ...
Surveys are likely to have missed multiple groups and individuals due to differences in research techniques.
12 days ago
Endangered
Faces of extinction: The species we lost in 2019
Three bird species, two frogs, a shark, a famous snail and one of the world’s largest freshwater fish were among those declared extinct this year.
20 days ago
Endangered
Malaysia says goodbye to its last Sumatran rhino
Saturday was a sombre day for wildlife officials at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary in Malaysia as they said farewell to Iman, the country’s only living...
2 months ago
Endangered
Conservationists launch last-minute rescue mission to save critically endangered water frogs in Chile
"I have been working in conservation for the last 10 years with frogs and I never expected to see something like this. Never. Never."
5 months ago
Conservation
Good news: India's wild tiger numbers are on the rise
Positive news for India's wild tigers!
6 months ago
Endangered
Scientists race to save the Sumatran rhino as last male in Malaysia dies
The world mourns the loss of Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino. Can anything stop the slide of the species towards extinction?
7 months ago
Endangered
The Last Wolves
Africa's rarest carnivores face mounting threats from disease-carrying domestic dogs, but scientists hope a new vaccination campaign will give...
9 months ago
Endangered
WATCH: The world's rarest rhino caught on camera in Indonesia
Recently released rare photos and footage of a Javan rhino enjoying a mud bath.
one year ago
Endangered
Hybrid embryos raise hope of resurrecting northern white rhino – but what's the point?
Scientists have created embryos from the eggs of southern white rhino and sperm from their northern counterparts.
one year ago
Endangered
Basking on the Brink
An "unholy" river in India may be the last, best hope for one of the world's largest and most imperiled crocodilians.
one year ago
Endangered
Endangered Species Day Quiz: How much do you know about the world's threatened wildlife?
This Endangered Species Day, we're putting you to the test!
one year ago
Endangered
China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world
Plans to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra threaten the recently discovered and desperately imperilled Tapanuli orangutan.
one year ago
Endangered
We surveyed Borneo's orangutans and found 100,000 had 'disappeared'
Why have 100,000 Bornean orangutans disappeared in the last 16 years?
one year ago
Endangered
Earthquake in Alaska shakes up endangered pupfish in Death Valley
For one of the world's rarest fish, 2018 got off to a shaky start.
one year ago
Success Stories
Watch: Critically endangered smalltooth sawfish freed from bungee cord 'choker'
With any luck, this young female sawfish will make a full recovery!
one year ago
