Meet The Silver-Backed Chevrotain — A Mouse-Deer That Vanished For 25 Years, Rediscovered By A Camera Trap
Once written off as extinct, the silver-backed chevrotain forces scientists to confront how much of biodiversity still lives…
From ‘psychedelic’ spiders to European eels: 10 species heading into 2026 on the brink of extinction
Conservationists warn the world can “no longer afford” to delay climate action to protect and restore our planet’s…
How the hunt for a perfect picture has pushed the ‘magical’ galaxy frog towards extinction
Published on 20/12/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 A group of endangered galaxy frogs, famed for their striking blue speckles…
62,000 African Penguins Starving to Death Highlights Humanity-Driven Extinction Crisis
A study published this week about tens of thousands of starving African penguins is highlighting what scientists warn…
One of the world’s most endangered species is being ‘eaten into extinction’, researchers warn
Published on 26/11/2025 – 13:00 GMT+1 Lemurs are at serious risk of being driven into extinction as affluent…
Australia’s Only Shrew is Now officially Extinct, Killed by Non-native Species Introduced by Humans
The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled…
Officials take bold action to resurrect unusual creature driven to brink of extinction: ‘Incredible and unique’
One curious coastal creature is at critical risk of extinction — here’s what Australia’s doing to help. Just…
Earth just surprised scientists! Extinction rate among plant and animal species has surprisingly slowed down |
The global loss of species has long been seen as one of the greatest threats to life on…
Northern hairy-nosed wombat joeys mark conservation success for rare Queensland animal
Tucked away in their mothers’ pouches, three tiny wombat joeys have unknowingly marked a new era for their…
The tragic story of the warrah wolf, a species too friendly to survive
Art by John Gerrard Keulemans. When English sailors landed on the treeless shores of the Falkland Islands in…
Black-tailed godwit joins NSW endangered species list as population dives
Scientists fear a remarkable migratory shorebird, which flies vast distances each year to reach Australia, will become extinct…
This animal could rule the Earth when mankind becomes extinct
We’re all familiar to some extent with the animals and dinosaurs that have ruled the Earth over the…