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Toxic Metals Found in Reproductive Organs of Critically Endangered Eels

June 6, 2019

Mystery of shrinking population may be linked to eels devouring their own skeletons

Scientists Propose Rethinking 'Endangered Species' Definition to Save Slow-Breeding Giants

May 17, 2019

Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a "demographic safe space" for Asian elephants to improve conservation...

Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’

May 8, 2019

The IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is the most comprehensive ever completed

More Animal Species under Threat of Extinction

January 17, 2019

Once every few years, specialized researchers voluntarily assess the conservation status of animal species in the world...

Animal Populations Are Shrinking Due to Their High-Risk Food-Finding Strategies

November 16, 2018

It hasn't been clear why certain animal populations are taking a hit, until now

Animal Species Becoming Extinct in Haiti as Deforestation Nearly Complete

October 31, 2018

Species of reptiles, amphibians, and other vertebrates are becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation has claimed more than 9...

Time Is Running Out in the Tropics: Researchers Warn of Global Biodiversity Collapse

August 1, 2018

A global biodiversity collapse is imminent unless we take urgent, concerted action to reverse species loss in the tropics, ac...

Novel Technologies Reveal Key Information About Depleted East Pacific Green Sea Turtles

January 30, 2018

New habitat data show turtles are spending more time offshore, increasing their risk as fishing bycatch

Team Uses DNA to Protect the Rhinoceros From Extinction

January 10, 2018

Genetic evidence helping match confiscated rhinoceros horns to crime scenes—already used in scores of successful prosec...

Research Dog Helps Scientists Save Endangered Carnivores

September 7, 2017

DNA analysis of more than 900 scat samples collected over several summers allowed researchers to develop detailed maps of the...

Scientists Discover Eggs of One of World's Most Endangered Turtles

April 13, 2017

An extraordinary egg hunt

Researcher Says Endangered Bumblebee Populations Will Rise Again

January 31, 2017

Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology, said bumblebees are not headed for extinction

'Ecosystem Canaries' Provide Early Warning Signs of Catastrophic Changes to Ecosystems

September 15, 2016

Like canaries that coal miners used to check for poisonous gases deep underground, ‘ecosystem canaries’ species t...

Hippo Teeth Reveal Environmental Change

September 12, 2016

Changed plant types associated with loss of elephants in Ugandan national park

The Frozen Zoo: Freezing for the Future

May 12, 2016

The Frozen Zoo® is the largest, most diverse collection of cell lines in the world.

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