Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon. Not all species that have been classified as ...

At least 35,765 species are threatened with extinction. An update to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has declared 31 animal and plant species ...

Today the Australian Koala Foundation announced they believe “there are no more than 80,000 koalas in Australia,” making the species “functionally extinct.” While this number is dramatically lower ...

Black-footed ferrets peek out of a burrow. Thanks to ongoing breeding and reintroduction efforts, more than 500 black-footed ferrets live in captivity and the wild today. Image Credit: Kimberly Fraser ...

Six Guam kingfishers, known locally as sihek, were released into the wild on Sept. 23, marking their return from nearly four decades of being extinct in the wild. Sihek became extinct in the wild from ...

Nature is in crisis, and it’s only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on the brink. Humans are driving this extinction ...

This study was funded in part by the Australian Research Council and other international funding bodies. Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds – the largest birds ever to have lived – have captured ...

Emily Roycroft receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program, the Dame Margaret Blackwood Soroptimist Scholarship, the Alfred Nicholas Fellowship (University of Melbourne), ...

North America used to be crawling with giant mammals, from dire wolves to big cats. Horses and camels evolved on the continent while others, like bison, crossed over from Asia. Most of these mammals ...