Endangered

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle, Earth’s largest freshwater turtle, is critically endangered. Conservationists are racing against time to prevent its extinction.

Australia’s Mountain dragons face extinction as climate pressures mount

A new study warns that Australia’s Mountain Dragon lizards are running out of room to survive. Fossil and genetic evidence reveal a slow squeeze by climate change.

Endangered Axolotls Are Slowly Disappearing, Here's Why

Axolotls are Mexico’s iconic amphibians, who are vanishing fast due to habitat loss, pollution, invasive species and climate change. Conservation efforts aim to save them.

Nearly 10% of marine life threatened with extinction: Red List

More than 1,550 of some 17,903 marine plants and animals assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature are at risk of extinction, according to the latest list which acts as a barometer of biodiversity.

Cheetah reintroduction: All but one village in Kuno national park resettled, say officials

The lone remaining Bagcha village with 148 houses will be resettled before September 17 and all preparations have been made in this regard.

Monarch butterflies are officially endangered

The number of migratory monarch butterflies has dropped more than 95% since the 1980s, according to counts at overwintering sites in California and Mexico