The Latest Breaking News from Endangered Species

Man dies after tiger attack at Yorkshire zoo

Police believe man climbed into area housing two endangered Amur tigers at wildlife park near Doncaster

The Independent UK · Oct 10

Wildfires threaten Indonesia's orangutans as rescuers find injured animals

Wildfires sweeping across Indonesia’s Borneo island have left endangered orangutans struggling to survive

The Independent UK · Oct 10

Two 14-year-olds recruit 20 children to raise endangered harvest mice at home

Two 14-year-old conservationists in Devon, England, are inviting children to take part in an unusual wildlife project: raising tiny harvest mice at home before releasing them into the wild. Eva Wishart and Emily Smith, who bred mice in their garages and bedrooms before releasing 250 of them, are expanding their…

The Times of India · Oct 10

Trump administration moves to cut protections for endangered species

Brett Hartl, the government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said the move "stabs at the very heart of the Endangered Species Act by giving federal approval to the killing of some of America’s most beloved wildlife."

Euronews · Sep 18

San Miguel's foxes fell to 15, then rebounded to 322 through conservation

In the late 1990s, San Miguel Island off the coast of Southern California was home to just 15 island foxes, down from an estimated 450. Three decades later, the population has recovered to roughly 322 animals. The turnaround followed an intensive conservation programme that tackled several causes of the decline…

The Times of India · Sep 18

Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species

Fish and Wildlife Service memo calls for change in what it means to ‘take’ an endangered species

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

Trump opens loophole allowing companies to kill endangered animals

Inadvertently killing endangered animals while logging a forest or building a dam would no longer be considered illegal under a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act

The Independent UK · Sep 17

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates – why that’s good news for the endangered species

In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern Africa. She climbed in and out of the Rift Valley in Zambia, swimming rivers, crossing major highways, and slipping past towns before crossing the Zambian border into Mozambique, then on to the…

The Conversation · Sep 16

Psychology says celebrities who care about ecological restoration may be seeking more than just environmental change

Psychology suggests that when celebrities care about ecological restoration, the story may not be only about trees, oceans or endangered species. It can also be about identity, meaning, belonging, responsibility and the human desire to leave something better than we found it.

The Economic Times · Sep 11

US states sue Trump administration, accuse it of ‘illegally’ weakening wildlife law

In a significant legal move, twenty US states along with Washington DC have taken action against the Trump administration by filing lawsuits that contest new regulations perceived to undermine protections under the federal Endangered Species Act. These cases, initiated in federal courts around San Francisco, claim the modifications are arbitrary…

The Times of India · Sep 10