Biodiversity

Environment

When we say an animal is at risk of extinction, we mean its population is declining to the point that it could disappear from the wild or go globally extinct. Scientists use cri...

Environment

An extinction list records species confirmed extinct or locally extinct (extirpated) from all or part of their natural range. These lists are compiled by governments, intergover...

Science-Biology

A new bird discovery becomes news when it meets rigorous scientific standards that distinguish a genuine new species from ordinary variation or rediscovery. Researchers combine...

Environment

An extinct bat is a bat species with no verifiable living population and no possibility of recovery through breeding or natural recolonization. Local extinctions, where bats dis...

biodiversity-and-conservation

Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) are the world’s largest rodents and remain relatively abundant across much of their range in northern and central South America. The spec...