Threatened Species

Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador’s Galapagos

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

QUITO (Reuters) – A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador’s ...

Rare photos give a glimpse into the lives of wild cats in Malaysia’s tropical jungles

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

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A species that makes its home in New Mexico has flown its way onto the Endangered Species list

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Feb. 16—A butterfly native to Northern New Mexico is considered threatened. A silverspot butterfly subspecies found in New Mexico will have protection ...

Quarter of world’s freshwater fish species at risk of extinction, researchers warn

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Thousands of species of freshwater fish are at risk of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature said in a Monday ...

Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problem

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Climate change is worsening the planet’s biodiversity crises, making environments more deadly for thousands of species and accelerating the precipitous decline in ...

Three women helping wildlife survive

World
David Turner

Discussion of climate change usually focuses on the danger to people, but wildlife is equally affected, if not more so. The crisis ...

US lists wolverine as threatened species, citing climate change

Politics
Amanda Smith

FILE PHOTO: A wolverine walks across the snow in this U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The ...

One-fifth of Europe’s Red List species face risk of extinction, new analysis finds

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

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