Ebony and ivory: Why elephants and forests rise and fall together in the Congo Basin
The forest elephants of the Congo Basin are critically endangered and face extinction.
Ecology
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Page 11: Research news on endangered species
An endangered species is a taxonomic group (typically at the species level) that faces a very high risk of extinction in the near future across all or a significant portion of its range, as determined by quantitative assessment criteria such as population size, rate of decline, geographic range, and degree of habitat fragmentation. In conservation biology and environmental policy, endangered status guides prioritization of management actions, legal protections, and resource allocation. Scientific evaluation commonly uses standardized frameworks (e.g., formal Red List–type criteria) based on demographic trends, reproductive rates, and known or projected threats, including habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, and climate change.
Extinction is forever, yet scientists offer hope to a tiny, endangered mountain frog
Southern Cross University has successfully made the first-ever release of captively reared mountain frogs in a remote area of Gondwana Rainforest near the NSW/Qld border, in Australia.
Plants & Animals
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Study finds critically endangered sharks being sold as food in U.S. grocery stores
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has uncovered that shark meat sold in U.S. grocery stores, seafood markets, and online vendors often comes from endangered species and is frequently mislabeled. ...
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'Ocean detectives' boost protection for endangered marine life
Volunteers are swimming in the sea to help science conserve some of the world's rarest fish. Scuba divers and snorkelers are among those helping to identify endangered species, such as giant guitarfishes, whip-stingrays and ...
Ecology
Sep 9, 2025
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The surprising recovery of once-rare birds
When I started bird-watching as a teenager, a few years after the first Earth Day in 1970, several species that once thrived in my region were nowhere to be found.
Plants & Animals
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Today more than ever, biodiversity needs single-species conservation
Through the federal Building Canada Act, "projects of national interest" are being fast-tracked while hundreds of major resource projects are already under construction or planned in the next decade.
Plants & Animals
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Baby turtles vanish into the Indian Ocean for years: Now a model shows where they might go
All sea turtle species are threatened worldwide. They migrate long distances in the oceans—often thousands of kilometers—and so fall under multiple countries' laws and conservation targets. They also have a complex life ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2025
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Citizen scientists help researchers protect one of Earth's oldest surviving species: Horseshoe crabs
Horseshoe crabs hold the world record for surviving the longest without any significant changes to their body structure. Virtually unchanged for more than 450 million years, they've earned the nickname "living fossils."
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Slow increase in Australia's eastern gray nurse shark population shows conservation actions are on track
Australia's Critically Endangered eastern gray nurse shark population is increasing slowly, research that combined rigorous biological sampling and genetic sleuthing has found.
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Hybridization boosts survival of Europe's most threatened seabird
When individuals from two different species interbreed, hybrid organisms may emerge that display characteristics from both genetic lineages. While hybridization is a common natural phenomenon, it is often seen as a challenge ...
Evolution
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