endangered species, ecology

Mace led the work to determine the criteria for the IUCN’s Red List.

Data on vertebrate species that have become, or are likely to become, extinct reveal plant eaters are most under threat.

A University of Georgia fisheries researcher, who is head of the school’s program to farm-raise sturgeon and sell their salt-cured eggs, is expected to retire this week.

Five newly identified species of snakes suck the mollusks right out of their shells.  

Researchers find that conserving marsupials on a predator-free island dampens their avoidance behaviors, which could mean trouble for their reintroduction to mainland Australia.

The dolphins and their trainers will search for the endangered porpoises and enclose them in a protected pen.

A US Court of Appeals ruled that the Interior Department acted prematurely in removing the animals from the endangered species list.

Environmental DNA is tracking down difficult-to-detect species, from rock snot in the U.S. to cave salamanders in Croatia.

The federal government concludes the rusty patched bumblebee is nearing extinction.

Estimating only 7,100 individuals remaining, researchers urge a reclassification of the species from vulnerable to endangered.

Genomic analysis reveals wolves and coyotes have hybridized, potentially complicating wolves' protection under the US Endangered Species Act.

More than half of the world’s land may have passed the threshold that threatens long-term sustainable development, researchers report.

Darwin’s finches use pesticide-treated cotton to line their nests and unwittingly protect themselves against parasitic fly larvae.

Stomachs of flesh-eating flies carry the DNA of animals in remote rainforests.

A yellow-bellied dwarf toad, last sighted in 1876, is rediscovered in Sri Lanka.

Hundreds of rare giant land snails held in captivity in New Zealand froze to death after the temperature probes in their containers failed.

Ecosystems are failing and extinction rates are soaring. Thomas E. Lovejoy and Edward O. Wilson weigh in on why cataloging existing species, discovering new ones, and maintaining a balanced and diverse global ecosystem are critical for ensuring a habitable environment for all.