The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

Image via Getty Images An animal long deemed to possibly be extinct has reappeared after nearly three decades. Scientists in ...

Throughout history, scientists have declared many species extinct, whether due to natural disasters, habitat loss, or lack of sightings. Research suggests that around 99% of all plants and animals ...

Panthera Thailand and Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation announced on Dec. 25 that the ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

In addition to Thailand, flat-headed cats can be found in Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, according to the Felidae Conservation ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Almost 100 years after its extinction, the Tasmanian tiger may live once again. Scientists want to resurrect the striped carnivorous marsupial, officially known as a thylacine, ...

When a species comes off the Endangered Species Act list, is that the end of the story? No. While a win is a win, it’s never the end; responsibility for these species often shifts to states, Tribes, ...

When you think of extinct animals, you might go to a saber-toothed cat, or the infamous dodo. But there are, unfortunately, a lot more recent animals that have gone the way of that ill-fated bird. And ...

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