Critically Endangered Sawfish Wash Up Dead, Dying on Florida Shores, Baffling Scientists

Medicine & Technology Mar 15, 2024

Twenty dead sawfish have been found so far, while over 60 have been seen thrashing and struggling in shallow waters. Read to learn more.

Critically Endangered Right Whales Are Getting Smaller Due to Climate Change; Decreasing Body Size Could Affect Ability To Breed [STUDY]

Feb 27, 2024

A new study has found that the length of critically endangered female right whales largely affect their ability to breed. Read to learn more.

Rarest Insect in the World Makes Comeback: San Diego Zoo Invites Visitors To Witness Extinction-Defying Lord Howe Island Stick Insects

Jan 15, 2024

The Lord Howe Island stick insects were declared to be extinct until their rediscovery in 2001. Read to learn more.

Donkey With Zebra Legs? Critically Endangered African Wild Ass Born in UK Zoo

Aug 31, 2023

Specialists think that there are only less than 200 African wild asses in the wild. Read to learn more.

Rare Western Chimpanzee Born at Chester Zoo, Birth Gives Hope for the Critically Endangered Species

Jan 13, 2023

Western Chimpanzee ZeeZee gave birth to a baby boy. Read on to know how significant the birth is to the extended family and the critically endangered species.

Scientists Breeding 24-Armed Sunflower Sea Stars in a Lab to Save Them From Extinction

Aug 05, 2021

Scientists from the University of Washington are breeding sunflower sea stars in the lab after the IUC declares the 24-armed sea creature as a critically endangered species. They hope to release these lab-grown sea stars in the ocean to save them from extinction.

Rare Chameleon Believed To Be Extinct Found; Urgent Conservation Efforts Needed

Aug 03, 2021

Chapman's pygmy chameleon, a rare chameleon species, was found "clinging to survival" in Malawi Hills after being thought to be extinct due to massive deforestation.

Rare Tea-Tree Fingers Slowly Losing Grip on Its Remote Australian Habitat

Jun 27, 2021

Tea-tree fingers, a species of fungus that suspiciously looks like burnt fingers, continue to struggle with their dwindling population in a small, remote Australian island.

503 New Species Identified By Scientists in 2020

Jan 05, 2021

London's Natural History Museum was able to identify 503 new species in 2020.

Sunflower Seastar Now Listed as Critically Endangered

Dec 14, 2020

Experts deemed sunflower sea stars as ‘critically endangered’ after disease claims 90% of the population.

Conservationists Continue To Find Long-Term Solutions To Save the Hainan Gibbons

Oct 16, 2020

Hainan gibbons are the rarest ape, primate, and mammal species in the world. Scientists report both short-term and long-term conservation efforts in preserving the critically endangered species.

Wild Horse Cloned to Help Conserve the Endangered Species

Sep 06, 2020

San Deigo Zoo Global announced the successful cloning of the Przewalski's horse, a critically endangered species. Conservation efforts of endangered species and the revival of extinct species may be possible through biotechnology and other reproductive technologies.