The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing ...

Data show success in conserving species at greatest risk of extinction, but limited biodiversity recovery Targeted conservation actions are essential to prevent wildlife extinctions, but more efforts ...

The Cape vulture, Southern Africa’s only endemic vulture species, has shown positive signs of recovery in some parts of its range, with the overall population stabilizing. In 2021, the species’ ...

Ursula Von der Leyen calls for action as attacks on livestock prompt rise in complaints from farmers The EU is to review the conservation status of wolves on the continent after a remarkable comeback ...

Canada is wasting scarce resources conserving species that are not endangered elsewhere. Some Canadian scientists advocate for conservation efforts to focus on species unique to this country, while ...

We now know more about the threats affecting birds than ever before. The latest update to the State of the World’s Birds report reveals that almost all birds have now been given a conservation status, ...

LOOK at how we missed all 20 of the past decade’s biodiversity targets, or shocking graphs of animals threatened with extinction, and it is easy to be disheartened about the fate of the natural world.