In the past couple of decades, several species have been driven to extinction thanks, in large part, to human interference. Sometimes that interference is direct, poaching for big game trophies or ...

The Swampy Black Iguana is the oldest specimen living at the "Iguana Station" scientific station, where they have a breeding and conservation project for black spiny-tailed iguanas. This species, ...

We’re only in the early stages of 2026, and one massive change from last year may have already occurred: there may actually ...

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For more than 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals and plants from threats like poaching, habitat loss, and pollution. It brought bald eagles back from the brink of ...

Rebecca Blackwell / AP Even though it’s illegal, bars of acitrón are stacked in nearly every stall at the Merced market in Mexico City. They look like lemon bars. But they’re pieces of barrel cactus ...

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the ...

This year, at least six animal and insect species moved to the Extinct category of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

A psychedelic spider, sign of spring, a loud primate and more make Fauna & Flora’s 2026 Species to Watch List. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 7, 2026 7:00 AM EST ...