extinction

One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction: report

One-fifth of fish species in the Mekong river face the threat of extinction, according to a new report from a…

Scientists warn entire branches of the ‘Tree of Life’ are going extinct

By Lucie AUBOURG Humans are driving the loss of entire branches of the "Tree of Life," according to a new…

Biodiversity crisis | Videographic

https://youtu.be/KepGdwKFrG8 UN biodiversity talks opened in Montreal on Wednesday, in what is being billed as the "last best chance" to…

Race to save Bangladesh hound from extinction

by Shafiqul ALAM Agence France-Presse SARAIL, Bangladesh (AFP) — In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two…

Blinded by the light, firefly species face extinction

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fireflies are in deep trouble, with many species facing extinction due to habitat…

Great Barrier Reef on sixth life in 30,000 years: study

(AFP) -- Australia's Great Barrier Reef, under severe stress in a warmer, more acidic ocean, has returned from near-extinction five…

Most primate species at risk of extinction, says report

Reuters -- Sixty percent of the world's primates are at risk of extinction. That's the stark warning issued by 31…

Africa’s newest, rarest crocodile faces battle for survival

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Reuters) -- When conservationists discovered the world's newest crocodile species after years of sloshing through mangroves and…

Race to save the cheetah as study reveals extinction threat

by Ben Sheppard Agence France-Presse HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AFP) -- Lounging in the shade of a tree, Heathcliff the cheetah…

Sanctuary offers hope for endangered Philippine eagle

by Karl MALAKUNAS DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) -- Surprisingly loud chirps accompany a clumsy flurry of tiny wings as a wispy-haired…

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