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 ...

Six animal species, including the slender-billed curlew and Christmas Island shrew, were confirmed extinct in 2025. Habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and hunting are the primary drivers ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by the climate crisis, while more than half of the world's bird species are in decline due to deforestation and agricultural expansion, a new ...

HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, Alipay Ant Forest and IUCN are ...

In 2025, the world marked another sad milestone in the ongoing loss of biodiversity: multiple species long missing from their habitats were officially declared extinct on the International Union for ...