Endangered Species

Status Updates

The cotton-top tamarin is endangered primarily because of rapid habitat loss, ongoing habitat fragmentation, and historical capture for the illegal pet trade and biomedical rese...

Endangered Species

Sea turtles are ancient mariners that play vital roles in ocean health, yet all seven species face serious pressures across their ranges. Understanding which species are endange...

status

Many turtle species around the world face serious threats, but not all turtles are endangered. Human activities such as habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and illegal wild...

marine-conservation

North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered due to historical overharvesting and ongoing modern threats, with their population hovering near 350 individuals. Today, th...

animal-conservation

Not all penguins are endangered, but several species and subspecies face high risk of extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List classifies s...

Environment

The phrase ‘the last rhino’ typically refers to the final known individual of a rhino species when only a tiny, non-viable population remains. It is used when extinction is...

biology-wildlife

As of the most recent global assessments, wild tiger populations remain critically endangered despite several decades of conservation efforts. Tigers face persistent risks from...

conservation-biology

The North Atlantic right whale is endangered primarily because centuries of commercial whaling reduced the species to very low numbers, and present-day mortalities from ship str...

Environment

Endangered butterflies are species at high risk of extinction in the wild due to habitat loss, climate change, pesticides, and invasive species. Globally, many populations are d...

law-policy

Across the United States, many people are captivated by the idea of keeping a tiger as a pet. The short answer is that it is generally illegal for private individuals to own a t...