Last year, fireworks off a boat was a likely cause of a massive nest abandonment at the California least tern reserve near ...

America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

Hotspots for the conservation of maire tawake or swamp maire in the Wellington region have been identified by researchers ...

Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its ...

There are 147 bird species categorised as threatened or near-threatened in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, according to the revised Red Data Book of Birds (RDB-online) launched by BirdLife.

One species that is particularly sensitive to any change in the environment is the near-threatened Yellow-Billed Loon. “So, hydrologic effects from the winter ice road building.

Tragically, now 12 out of the 14 species of tree kangaroos are listed as threatened. Despite this, scientists say they still know little about their numbers and how they exist today, due to ...

Brood XIV cicadas considered 'near threatened' The three 17 year species of cicadas — Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini and Magicicada septendecula —are all considered “near ...

The zoo is home to 6 critically endangered species, 5 endangered species, 5 vulnerable species, 8 near threatened species, and is working with various organizations to help protect these species.

When the owl in question was listed as a threatened species in 1990, the federal government placed millions of acres in the Pacific Northwest off limits. Logging companies filed suit.

The camera didn’t capture the bird’s full body, but enough was seen to identify the species, researchers said. Wahad, et al (2025) Journal of Threatened Taxa ...