The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Even the king cobra is "vulnerable." More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Of 10,196 reptile species analyzed, 21% percent were classified as endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable…

Reptiles are cold-blooded and scaly animals, the majority of which are predators. They include some of the most deadly and venomous creatures on Earth, including the spitting cobra and saltwater crocodile.

A comprehensive new assessment of thousands of reptiles species has found that 21% are considered endangered, critically endangered or vulnerable to extinction

One recent Wednesday, while most scientists around the world were carrying out their research, we stepped away from our day jobs to engage in a more direct form of communication.

Largest analysis to date on the state of the world’s reptiles warns of threat to ecosystems as more than 1,800 species fight to survive

Conservation centres for Kangeyam, Puliyur, Pargur, Umblacherry and Alambadi cattle breeds already set up to prevent extinction

Warnings of dramatically escalating extinctions in Australia over the next two decades seem to be falling on deaf ears

Every five minutes, a pangolin, the only mammal on the planet to have scales, is poached in the wild for ­traditional Asian medicine

A slice of Ecuadorian Centinela rainforest and all its biological treasures had been cleared and replaced with plantations, but a plant which was names after its own extinction has just been rediscovered, reports Julian Mark

Fifty years ago, crocodiles had been shot to near extinction in the Northern Territory. Now the apex predators again dominate the waterways, raising questions about their coexistence with humans.