The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing ...

Conservation status is being sought for the eastern shore of England's largest lake. The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) said it had sought conservation area status for a boundary of ...

Data show success in conserving species at greatest risk of extinction, but limited biodiversity recovery Targeted conservation actions are essential to prevent wildlife extinctions, but more efforts ...

The Cape vulture, Southern Africa’s only endemic vulture species, has shown positive signs of recovery in some parts of its range, with the overall population stabilizing. In 2021, the species’ ...

Conservation authority the IUCN has upheld the endangered status of the long-tailed macaque after rejecting the U.S. biomedical lobby’s challenge to downgrade it. Demand from research labs has fueled ...

We now know more about the threats affecting birds than ever before. The latest update to the State of the World’s Birds report reveals that almost all birds have now been given a conservation status, ...

Canada is wasting scarce resources conserving species that are not endangered elsewhere. Some Canadian scientists advocate for conservation efforts to focus on species unique to this country, while ...