Latest Stories in Endangered Species - Page 2
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What makes a species rare?
The answer is more complex than you might think, and a fascinating new book titled The Kingdom of Rarities explores the many angles.
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World's rarest antelope GPS collared for first time
Conservationists have collared members of this species of which fewer than 500 individuals remain. The critically endangered species is the the last in the entire genus.
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11,000: Number of Gabon Elephants Killed In Less Than 10 years
Since 2004, this is the number of elephants killed in Gabon's Minkebe National Park rainforest, and the driver is ivory demand in Asia.
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3 Widely Used Pesticides Banned in EU Due to Unacceptable Danger to Bees
Three of the world's most used pesticides, neonicotinoids made by Bayer and Syngenta, will be banned in the EU to see if bees recover.
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Nature Blows My Mind! Tiny Island Home to Thousands of Deadly Snakes
The Ilha de Queimada Grande is a forbidden island because stepping foot on its shores is just asking for death.
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Amazing Dogs Working to Save Species and Ecosystems
These canine conservationists are tracking down poachers, finding treasure for scientists, and protecting endangered species.
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Wood Bison To Be Reintroduced to the Wild in Alaska
North America's largest land mammal is about to be reunited with ancient habitat in a restoration experiment.
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Are Elephants Doomed?
Poaching is on the rise in Kenya, what should be one of the few safe(ish) places for elephants in Africa.
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Top 15 Biodiversity Threats/Opportunities to Watch in 2013
Researchers conducted a "horizon scanning" exercise to identify emerging issues that should be watched closely in 2013.
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30 Biggest Stories of the Year in Animal Conservation and Extinctions
The good, the bad, and the we-can-fix-its of the year all gathered up in one place.
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Nearly 600 Rhinos Killed in South Africa So Far This Year
Despite a global push to protect Africa's most iconic species from avoidable extinction, the elicit trade in animal parts shows no signs of slowing -- and there's a sickening trail of blood to prove it.
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Lonesome George May Not Have Been the Last of His Species
On a remote island in the Galapagos, hybrid turtles have been found that suggest a long-lost purebred companion for the late Lonesome George may survive.
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Operation Rat Kill: 22 Tons of Poison to Kill 180 Million Rats on Galapagos Islands
Usually, air-dropping over 20 tons of poison from an helicopter on a fragile island ecosystem would be a very bad thing...
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Contagious Cancer May Send Endangered Tasmanian Devil Into Extinction
A strange contagious cancer that began in 1996 is threatening to wipe out the entire species. Researchers are finding out that the cancer is evolving to become even more complex.
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Australian Blue Whales are Moving to Antarctica
New research shows that the Australia and Antarctica sub-species are merging and that human activity is likely the cause.
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Mountain Gorilla Population Up 12% in Past Two Years
Mountain gorillas are the only great apes not in decline, thanks to conservation efforts.
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Thai Rhino Horn Trader Jailed for 40 Years in South Africa
Under the cover of then-legal rhino trophy hunts on game farms, Chumlong Lemtongthai exported rhino horn to the Asian black market.
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4 Tons of Illegal Ivory Seized in Hong Kong
A stark example of the the scale of the illegal trade in ivory, and the financial rewards for doing so.
