Iucn Red List

Environment & Conservation

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are listed as Endangered or Vulnerable across their range, depending on population. IUCN classifies them globally as Endangered, while the IUC...

Guides And Explainers

Animals that are extinct in the wild survive only in captivity or through reintroductions, with no viable natural populations. This status differs from global extinction and is...

Science & Nature

When people ask about extinct animals in 2025, they are usually seeking verified accounts of recent losses and what those losses mean for the future of biodiversity. This overvi...

marine-conservation

Great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, with some regional populations classified as Endangered or Criti...

wildlife-conservation

Giant pandas ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca ) are not currently classified as endangered, but they remain Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and face ongoing threats. The latest global c...

Biodiversity and Conservation

Understanding how many animals are going extinct in 2025 requires looking at verified science, not headlines. Extinction is a population-level event confirmed only when repeated...

Environment

When a species is likely to go extinct by 2027, it faces persistent, escalating threats that current conservation measures have not yet overcome. These pressures—habitat loss,...

Endangered Species

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was listed as endangered in the United States under the Endangered Species Act on 11 July 1978, when it was designated as Endangered throug...