The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

After centuries of near-extinction, Europe’s wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing by nearly 60%. In 2022, more than 21,500 wolves were recorded across the continent.

Because there aren’t many snow leopards left, they are classified as “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List.

The green turtle’s status has been downgraded from endangered after years of conservation work

Exclusive: Trial that has produced 13 hatchlings could help other threatened species avoid extinction

It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more.

The IUCN Species Survival Commission warned many animals face increasing risks of disappearing

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home.

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss