extinction

Rhinoceros on field with gentle sunlight behind him
Environment
Can a controversial in-vitro fertilization process save the northern white rhino?
passenger pigeon
Science
Why did passenger pigeons go extinct?
The vaquita marina is a critically endangered porpoise species that lives only in the northern part of the Gulf of California. Scientists believe the population may be down to just 30 animals.
Environment
Adios, vaquita marina? Mexico’s ‘little sea cow’ is being pushed to the edge of extinction.
A student of Khmer descent learns Kinh language (the official Vietnamese language) at the Lac Hoa Primary School in Soc Trang province.
Culture
The language apocalypse is coming, and many tongues are already all but dead
A pig-nosed turtle, which is becoming a favorite as an exotic pet.
Environment
Pig-nosed turtles are adorable — and that’s made them the target of traffickers
The total number of wild animals in the world has dropped by more than half in just 44 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund's new Living Planet Report. The report compiled data for more than 10,000 vertebrate species, along with trends in humanity'
Environment
Global wildlife populations have fallen by half — a stat that says it all
A bald eagle spreads it wings. The eagle is just one of hundreds of North American birds now threatened by the effects of climate change
Environment
Even the symbol of America is now at risk from climate change
Passenger pigeons
Science
The long-extinct passenger pigeon might get the Jurassic Park treatment
Mount Redoubt eruption
Environment
Humanity is the great species killer