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COVID-19 halts matchmaking attempt for female Sumatran rhino in Borneo

Yovanda 1 Jul 2020

The first modern-day marine fish has officially gone extinct. More may follow

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Jun 2020

In Hawai’i, researchers work to slow the rapid death of a beloved tree

Shannon Brown 5 Jun 2020

A new sanctuary for the Sumatran rhino is delayed amid COVID-19 measures

Junaidi Hanafiah 27 May 2020

‘New’ footage released of the last Tasmanian tiger

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 May 2020

Reproductive woes spell need for more viable females in Sumatran rhino program

Basten Gokkon 10 Apr 2020
Pangolin scales seized in Cameroon. Image by Keith Cameron/USFWS via Wikicommons (CC BY 2.0)

As pangolin trade heats up, Nigeria urged to do more to crack down

Linus Unah 2 Apr 2020
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Inside the fight to save the Niger Delta red colobus

Orji Sunday 31 Mar 2020

New right whale protection measures announced by Canadian government

Mike Gaworecki 6 Mar 2020

‘Intense’ human pressure is widespread among terrestrial vertebrates, study finds

Mongabay.com 27 Feb 2020

Extinction of a megafish: Can this spark action to save other migratory freshwater species? (commentary)

William Darwall 14 Feb 2020

Lucky ducks: Once thought extinct, rare pochards take steps toward recovery

Edward Carver 6 Feb 2020

Indonesia-WWF split puts rhino breeding project in Borneo in limbo

Basten Gokkon 3 Feb 2020

Severe drought and other climate impacts are driving the platypus towards extinction

Mongabay.com 29 Jan 2020

Our growing footprint, wildlife extinctions, and the importance of contraception (commentary)

Sarah Baillie 28 Jan 2020

As we act on climate, we mustn’t neglect nature (commentary)

Charlie Gardner, Matthew Struebig, Zoe Davies 14 Jan 2020

Update to biodiversity treaty proposes protecting at least 30% of Earth

Mongabay.com 13 Jan 2020

Indonesian officials wield sharia law in defense of Sumatran rhinos

Junaidi Hanafiah, Rahmadi Rahmad 10 Jan 2020

Rare plant species are especially vulnerable to climate change, and rarity is more common than previously understood

Mongabay.com 9 Jan 2020

Ami Vitale on how meeting Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, changed her life

Mike Gaworecki 7 Jan 2020

Killing gods: The last hope for the world’s rarest reptile

Jeremy Hance 7 Jan 2020

The long goodbye: Study declares ancient Chinese paddlefish extinct

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Jan 2020

Love triangle complicates efforts to breed Sumatran rhinos

Basten Gokkon 27 Dec 2019

Mountain gorilla census reveals further increase in numbers

John Cannon 17 Dec 2019

Encoded in the genes: Scientists devise a ‘lifespan clock’ for vertebrates

Malavika Vyawahare 12 Dec 2019

Indonesia to capture 3 wild Sumatran rhinos to add to breeding population

Rahmadi Rahmad 10 Dec 2019

Why you should care about the current wave of mass extinctions (commentary)

Gianluca Serra 25 Nov 2019

New assessment method finds close to one-third of tropical Africa’s plants are potentially facing extinction

Mongabay.com 20 Nov 2019

Feral horses gallop to the rescue of butterflies in distress

Nanticha Ocharoenchai 18 Nov 2019

Damian Aspinall on why he’s calling for zoos to be phased out within the next three decades

Mike Gaworecki 13 Nov 2019

Indonesia plans IVF for recently captured Sumatran rhino

Basten Gokkon 5 Nov 2019

How Laos lost its tigers

Jeremy Hance 28 Oct 2019

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