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.
One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them.
Ecology
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When most people hear terms like poaching, wildlife trafficking or illegal wildlife trade, they probably think of threatened species such as elephants, rhinos, tigers or sharks. Geographically, wildlife crime may feel like ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2025
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Negative interactions are impacting on conservation activities as they erode public support for endangered species, driving biodiversity loss.
Ecology
Oct 17, 2025
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Professor Kenzo Kaifu and Research Fellow Hiromi Shiraishi of Chuo University, together with Professor Yu-Shan Han of National Taiwan University, conducted the world's first quantitative study to reveal the global consumption ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 17, 2025
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The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and the southern muriqui (B. arachnoides) are the two species of the largest genus of primates in the Americas. A study published in the Journal for Nature Conservation estimates ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2025
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India's wild elephant population estimates have dropped sharply by a quarter, a government survey incorporating a new DNA system has found, marking the most accurate but sobering count yet.
Plants & Animals
Oct 15, 2025
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You might think honeybees are thriving—after all, the honey industry is growing and its bees are well looked after by beekeepers. But not all honeybees live in hives. Across Europe, colonies still live in the wild, nesting ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2025
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Green turtles are officially out of danger, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List, the definitive authority on the conservation status of the world's species. Global populations of this iconic marine reptile ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2025
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Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, according to an annual assessment ...
Ecology
Oct 10, 2025
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Researchers at Penn State studying declining populations of sundial lupines in the eastern part of the United States are closer to determining how the plant's genetics could be used to inform reseeding strategies to help ...
Ecology
Oct 10, 2025
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