Indonesia floods were extinction level' disturbance for rare orangutan species
Sumatra flooding likely killed a significant share of the Tapanuli orangutan population, critically endangering the world's rarest great ape and its habitat.
Shark teeth offer clues to preventing extinction of threatened species in Stanford study
Shark tooth shape reveals ecological traits, and species with unique tooth-related feeding habits face higher extinction risk, driven largely by global overfishing.
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
Extreme heatwaves are causing mass wildlife die-offs and rapid population crashes, creating a distinct and accelerating extinction threat to many species.
Trump administration moves to narrow protections for endangered species
Trump administration plans to redefine protections for endangered species, risking increased extinction rates by allowing habitat modification for development.