Currently, the planet is undergoing its sixth mass extinction event. While mass extinctions have occurred naturally in the ...

New York advocates are celebrating wildlife protections for Endangered Species Day. This year marks the 21st anniversary and ...

Learn what the Endangered Species Act does, how it protects wildlife in the US and abroad, and why proposed changes could ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

CEO Ben Lamm says the effort could help protect dozens of endangered antelope species worldwide ...

Dire wolves were massive and highly intelligent animals nearly the size of a small horse, capable of ripping a man’s arm off as easily as a dog kills a rat. They lived in cold regions in a place ...

In April of 2025, headlines across the world announced that the dire wolf had been brought back from extinction. This 130-150 lbs wolf species, about 25% heavier than modern-day gray wolves, had not ...

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Few people know that the Zebra had a close relative, native to South Africa, that went extinct in the late 1800s. Here’s its story. Countless species have come and gone in the short history of life on ...