Sounds of the natural world are rapidly falling silent and will become “acoustic fossils” without urgent action to halt environmental destruction, international experts have warned.…
View More World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn expertsTag: Endangered species
Dinosaur data: can the bones of the deep past help predict extinctions of the future?
In Chicago’s Field Museum, behind a series of access-controlled doors, are about 1,500 dinosaur fossil specimens. The palaeobiologist Jasmina Wiemann walks straight past the bleached…
View More Dinosaur data: can the bones of the deep past help predict extinctions of the future?Nile crocodiles and Burmese python among rare species seized in Spain
Specialist wildlife police in eastern Spain have rescued an exotic list of endangered animals over the past year, including a pair of Nile crocodiles, an…
View More Nile crocodiles and Burmese python among rare species seized in SpainFrance’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners
France’s hunger for frogs’ legs is “destructive to nature” and endangering amphibians in Asia and south-east Europe, a group of scientists and vets have warned.…
View More France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaignersNorfolk hawker dragonfly no longer endangered, scientists say
A rare dragonfly is no longer considered endangered after spreading its wings across England, but conservationists have said its wetland habitat is still at risk…
View More Norfolk hawker dragonfly no longer endangered, scientists sayMinisters urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in England
Culture wars by ministers over the reintroduction of animals such as the beaver and the lynx must end if we are to restore nature in…
View More Ministers urged not to play culture wars over species reintroductions in EnglandJust two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction
The critically endangered northern white rhino could be saved from the brink of extinction after scientists performed the first successful embryo transfer in white rhinos.…
View More Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinctionRock climbers like to connect with nature – but are they also destroying it?
When Laura Boggess first visited the cliff face in Boone, North Carolina, she admired the colourful rock tripe covering the vertical surface, and the green…
View More Rock climbers like to connect with nature – but are they also destroying it?Number of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says study
Two million species are at risk of extinction, a figure that is double previous UN estimates, new analysis has found. While scientists have long documented…
View More Number of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says study‘A joy to watch’: UK rewilding brings endangered species back from brink
Vast expanses of rolling hilltops may be easy on the eye. But look a bit closer and many are in fact bleak landscapes – overgrazed…
View More ‘A joy to watch’: UK rewilding brings endangered species back from brink