The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

Quick Take Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, died, underscoring extinction and the emotional toll on caretakers.

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, ...

The Trump administration wants to roll back protections for endangered and threatened species viewed as detrimental to ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

A bird species found in mainland Europe and the Mediterranean is thought to be extinct globally by a coalition of conservation groups. The slender-billed curlew – a migratory shorebird that bred in ...

The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 and as an AZA accredited zoo, Great Plains is required to have conservation as ...

Whether a species has just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability.

When a species comes off the Endangered Species Act list, is that the end of the story? No. While a win is a win, it’s never the end; responsibility for these species often shifts to states, Tribes, ...

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.