Fiona Pardington hopes an exhibition of her images of New Zealand’s extinct and endangered birds will encourage debate, as ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea through a ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...

Across the globe, thousands of species face the threat of extinction due to habitat loss, poaching, pollution, and climate ...

A trail camera in Turkmenistan picked up incredible footage of a rarely seen endangered species drinking water like a domesticated house cat. "At times human intervention to some extent is required ...

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, which were thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years, have been ...

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ecosystems where specialized species serve vital roles, researchers have found. In ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

Discover ways to help endangered animals through everyday actions. From gardens to African savannahs, learn how to protect ...