“The extinction of the slender-billed curlew is a tragic and sobering moment for migratory bird conservation," said Amy Fraenkel, executive secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory ...

Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on ...

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour. View on ...

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

Survival of snow leopard populations could be "precarious" in the future due to the way the elusive mountain cats have ...