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Venezuelan biologist Carlos Alvarado, 34, grips a young crocodile with one hand on its neck and the other on its tail. Armed with tape and callipers, he measures the animal, …

The ‘giant knight’ is among 1,300 red list species in the fungal kingdom. ADVERTISEMENT Nearly a third of fungi species assessed by international conservation experts were found to be at …

Most species don’t have just one threat putting them at risk of extinction, but many threats acting together. ADVERTISEMENT Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other …

Lagos, Nigeria – As a child growing up in Akodo-Ise, Kadiri Malik would pass a boulevard of coconut trees on his way down to the shore with his father to start …

Nanmoku, Japan – Like all bakers, their day starts before dawn. Hours later, as the mid-afternoon light streams through the windows of their kitchen, Masayuki Kaneta, 85, and his son, …

One animal welfare group says US government agency «is turning from protector of wildlife to persecutor of wildlife”. ADVERTISEMENT To save the imperilled spotted owl from potential extinction, US wildlife …

Without dinosaurs to trample on trees, vine plants such as grapes flourished  READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor For The Daily …

The baby names that are on the brink of extinction in the US have been released – with their simplicity and practicality dropping them to the bottom of the list. …

Which species are worst affected by trafficking? This new UN report paints a bleak picture for wildlife. ADVERTISEMENT Despite efforts to curb wildlife trafficking worldwide over the past 20 years, …

Simon Thomsett tentatively removes a pink bandage from the wing of an injured bateleur, a short-tailed eagle from the African savannah, where birds of prey are increasingly at risk of …