Browsing: endangered species
The U.S. government is investing $265 million in 17 states to save private forests from development, while improving rural economies,…
Global conservation partnership releases the first captive-bred population of Guam kingfishers into the wilds of Palmyra Atoll. Conservation biologists are…
The first comprehensive list of birds that haven’t been seen or heard in more than a decade, reported by citizen…
The Guam kingfisher has been extinct in the wild for almost 40 years but thanks to an intense international conservation…
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained…
About an hour outside Vienna, the Penny Markt in Krems an der Donau prides itself on two things: low, low…
Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species Friday, citing future…
Scientists aren’t always correct in their assessments of extinctions. The Jambato harlequin frog, endemic to the northern Andes of Ecuador,…
The Caspian tiger was once a thriving species, inhabiting the forested steppes of western and central Asia. At the peak…
The giant Tongan ground skink was a remarkable creature, and one with a storied history. Stealthy, solitary and elusive–this lizard,…