7 June 2023
Megan McCubbin's mini-anthology of animals at risk is full of striking tales, including ones about snow leopards and partying orcas. It should provide a powerful motivation for concerned humans
17 March 2023
Just 44 years ago, red goshawks were found along Australia’s eastern coastline. But the copper-feathered predators are now missing from 34 per cent of their former range
5 May 2022
The 10 remaining vaquitas have enough genetic diversity to rebuild their species, but only if there is a dramatic reduction of illegal fishing operations in the Gulf of California
27 October 2020
Western ringtail possums are critically endangered, and habitat loss has reduced their range – but now they have moved into residential urban gardens
26 February 2020
Genetic analysis suggests that the Himalayan and Chinese red pandas are two different species that diverged about 200,000 years ago
8 August 2019
To build nests, goliath frogs move heavy rocks to create little ponds in the middle of streams, which may explain how these frogs have evolved to be so enormous
7 August 2019
Kuimba, a western lowland gorilla, adapts to her island home in Gabon after she was flown from a French zoo in a new project to save the endangered subspecies
30 July 2019
The vaquita, a small porpoise and the most endangered marine mammal, has long been threatened by fishing nets. A new study says there are just 19 animals left
29 May 2019
This photo of a beaver in Wales may herald the reintroduction of the species after 400 years, if a conservation project is approved
12 March 2019
A new species of frog discovered on the forest floor in India’s Western Ghat mountain range is the only member of an ancient lineage stretching back millions of years
