Nearly half of Britain's bird species, and almost a third of amphibians, reptiles and fungi are at the risk of becoming extinct, wildlife scientists have warned. The annual State of Nature report ...
The disappearance of bugs that fly, crawl, burrow, jump and walk on water is part of a gathering mass extinction event. [AFP/File / Julian Stratenschulte] Half of the one million animal and plant ...
Our planet now faces a global extinction crisis never witnessed by humankind. Scientists predict that more than 1 million species are on track for extinction in the coming decades. But there’s still ...
The world has experienced many periods of mass extinction caused by a variety of natural factors, but the greatest period of mass extinction the world has ever seen is occurring right now.
33% of 'non-threatened' animals are actually facing declines, biologists say Only a 'tiny 3%' of species are benefiting from current environmental conditions READ MORE: Data shows over 33% of ...
Invasive mice are breeding out of control on Marion Island, an important ecosystem for seabirds. Climate change has made the island, in the Southern Ocean between South Africa and Antarctica, more ...
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to kill some 470,000 owls over 30 years to protect other owl species has prompted ...
When traditional conservation fails, science is using “assisted evolution” to give vulnerable wildlife a chance.
The authors concluded that as a group, Africa's diurnal raptors — those active during the day like eagles — "are facing an extinction crisis, with more than two-thirds of the species examined ...
I believe the largest living flying bird (in terms of body weight) is the Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) as seen in your local park. Max Wurr, Stanmore, UK The largest (heaviest) flying bird today is the ...
Climate change has made the island, in the Southern Ocean between South Africa and Antarctica, more hospitable to the rodents ...