About 24% of those species are at risk of extinction, Catherine Sayer, lead of the freshwater biodiversity team for the IUCN, told ABC News.

Two dozen animal and plant species are in need of specialist support to prevent them from being wiped out in Lancashire.

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

Every Taxon Is in Trouble. AMPHIBIANS No group of animals has a higher rate of endangerment than amphibians. Scientists estimate that a third or more of all the roughly 6,300 known species of ...

A Pa. House Bill is under consideration to stop the sale of at-risk animal parts in Pennsylvania. Under cover investigation shows why.

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Over 500 bird species could vanish in 100 years. Protecting habitats isn't enough. Targeted recovery efforts are crucial.

More than 500 bird species face extinction within 100 years, warns new research Climate change and habitat loss could cause ...

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 ...

Crayfish conservation is accelerating across Wales as organisations work together to protect the white-clawed crayfish, a ...

More than 500 bird species are likely to be wiped out from the face of the Earth in the next 100 years, due to climate change ...

South Africa’s national bird, the Blue Crane, has been officially downgraded to 'vulnerable' in a wake-up call for ...