Extinction

World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts.

Five seabird species added to UK’s ‘red list’ for conservation concern.

The most unique birds on the planet are also the most threatened by climate breakdown - study.

Humans did not hunt mammoths to extinction - the majestic mammals were a victim of rapid climatic changes.

Conservation science is working alongside traditional knowledge to save Australia’s unique wildlife.

Scientists have found that accidental capture by fisheries (bycatch), climate change and pollution are among the key drivers of decline.

Latest 'Red List' for maples or Acers reveals 36 of 158 species are at high risk of extinction in the wild.

Scientists identify great extinction event that had a major role in helping to reset life on land and in the oceans.

While the arrival of humans has been proposed as a potential cause of extinction, evidence on this is limited.

Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre has closed its doors to the public as the highly infectious Covid-19 arrives in Borneo.

Reflections on care and trauma as Australia's fires take the lives of at least 480 million animals.

Emperor Penguins could virtually disappear by the year 2100 due to loss of Antarctic sea ice.

Even well-meaning efforts to tackle environmental crisis often ignore a basic reality: the profound two-way relationship between economics and ecology.

Climate change, pollution and human actions are responsible for a staggering 318 animal extinctions to date, new research shows.

Tony Juniper, Natural England chairman welcomes a 'better breeding season'.

Researchers at the University of St Andrews warn immediate action must be taken if the species is to be saved.

Zoological Society of London (ZSL) study shows heatwaves killing corals in central Indian Ocean. 

The Creative Climate Disclosure Project is a welcome blow, but we need to go further and confront our obsession with economic growth.

Climate change, habitat loss, pollution and disease threaten UK bee populations.

The state of the world’s nature shows human-driven sixth mass extinction is ongoing.

We are losing species to extinction at an unprecedented rate and human activity is the culprit - can going vegan help?

The Blue-throated Hillstar can only be found on a remote series of mountaintops in southern Ecuador but mining corporations have gained the rights to mine its habitat to extract metals.

Paleoclimatology links climate change to mass extinction.

A new interactive map highlights some of the most endangered species around the world.