The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Pig-nosed turtle and Pugh’s frog among new species added to Australia’s endangered species list

The number of species recognised as threatened with extinction rises by 13 and now stands at 2,224

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

More than half of NSW’s forests and woodlands are gone as ongoing logging increases extinction risks, study shows

Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2024

Eight arrests as fake crude oil thrown and 'grim reaper' appears at Extinction Rebellion occupation

A protester dressed as the grim reaper on top of a structure ‘some distance in the air’ will be arrested when they can be removed, police have said

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024

How many animal species have humans driven to extinction?

Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused.

LiveScience · Jul 21, 2024

Sea level rise causes local extinction

The Key Largo tree cactus is the first locally extinct species due to sea level rise — but it won't be the last

Salon · Jul 16, 2024

Sawfish secrets could help save the threatened species

Researchers have discovered critical breeding knowledge about one of the world's most threatened marine animals which could save the rare fish from extinction.

AAP · Jul 16, 2024

Malayan Tiger Population Faces Critical Threat Of Extinction

Learn about the critical situation facing the endangered Malayan tiger and the urgent conservation efforts needed to prevent its extinction.

Top News · Jul 14, 2024

How Australian scientists brought Norfolk Island’s thumbnail-sized snails back from the brink of extinction

After a slow start, the Campbell’s keeled glass-snails are now breeding like rabbits – or maybe like snails – with plans to reintroduce them to the island

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2024

‘It’s like looking at ghosts’: inside the Australian Museum’s extinction cabinets

When people encounter the cabinets cataloguing the mammals wiped out since colonisation, they often cry. But what is the most useful way to grieve the destruction of a species?

The Guardian - AU · Jul 12, 2024

UK Zoo Welcomes Endangered Parrots For Breeding Program‌Zoo Welcomes Rare Endangered Parrots To Boost Breeding Program‌

Twycross Zoo introduces critically endangered red-fronted macaws in a bid to save the species from extinction.‌ Only 300 of the species remain in the wild.  ‌

Zenger · Jul 11, 2024