Category: Endangered species

Endangered Species

Endangered species are animals and plants that are at risk of becoming extinct. As human populations grow and development continues, more and more species are being pushed to the brink of extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species lists more than 25,000 species as endangered or critically endangered.

Endangered species face a variety of threats, including habitat destruction, poaching, climate change, and pollution. As their habitats

↪ NSW budget unlikely to allocate extra funding for long-promised great koala national park 1 year ago
↪ Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds 1 year ago
↪ ‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects 1 year ago
↪ Parched waterways, dead fish and trees ready to give up: historic big dry grips South Australia 2 years ago
↪ Revealed: nearly 2m hectares of koala habitat bulldozed since 2011 – despite political promises to protect species 2 years ago
↪ ‘Endearing and fascinating’ yellow-bellied glider faces ‘inexorable slide’ into extinction 2 years ago
↪ Massive swarms of bogong moths once resembled rain clouds – then their numbers crashed to earth 2 years ago
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