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extinction

August 26, 2022

Decades after the last Indian cheetah was killed, 36 will soon be imported from Africa. Conservationists aren’t sure it will work

April 8, 2022

Road expansion in West Africa is threatening the critically endangered western chimpanzee population

April 23, 2021

Brood X periodical cicadas come out every 17 years and are set to emerge this spring. One day, they might not

January 20, 2021

Biodiversity loss represents a growing environmental threat, conservationists say

February 11, 2019

Saber-toothed tigers, giant ground sloths, woolly rhinos and other ice age megafauna are all extinct now — but who or what is to blame remains a mystery

May 2, 2016

An endangered bird is promised future habitat at home, but needs help sooner

January 17, 2016

Humans are creating new species as well as killing them off, but don’t be too quick to celebrate

November 7, 2013

Organisms keep up with a changing climate without waiting for genetic adaptation

January 20, 2013

Cat advocates and conservationists debate how many dead birds is too many

January 22, 2012

Gerta Keller’s controversial dinosaur-extinction theory

November 15, 2011

Skull analysis reveals it hunted prey smaller than sheep

June 7, 2011

North Atlantic right whales are in trouble, but it’s hard to know what to do about it

January 24, 2011

Researchers add pathogenic fungus to risk list for already endangered turtles

December 16, 2010

Farming of exotic animals has not solved Vietnam’s illegal wildlife trade predicament

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