Tag: IUCN Red List

Curiosity may sometimes kill the kea in New Zealand, but researchers are hoping memory retention may keep them away from poisoned baits. Kea (Nestor notabilis), a parrot species, were once...

Tiger numbers throughout much of Asia are on the rise. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates between 3,726 and 5,578 tigers roam the continent. Those numbers are up...

Pulling together information on threatened and endangered wildlife, researchers were able to predict which taxa and geographic areas are more likely to face certain threats. This can give conservationists a...

Reintroduction efforts have resulted in the first breeding pair of saker falcons in Bulgaria since the early 2000s. Between 2015 and 2020, 80 saker falcons (Falco cherrug) brought in from...

Barbados bullfinches (Loxigilla barbadensis) steal sugar packets off café tables. Carrion crows (Corvus corone) use cars to crack nuts or seashells. Green herons (Butorides virescens) use bread or insects as...

In the next 100 years, researchers predict the world will be filled with more small birds and mammals that are fast-lived, such as rodents and songbirds. Less adaptable, larger species...

Researchers recently looked at the bigger picture of how migratory birds, mammals and fishes are faring in a world constantly changed by humans. “We had all heard a lot about...

Among the nearly 88,000 plant and animal species assessed in this year’s IUCN Red List of Endangered Species update, while some species seem to be improving, over 25,000 are threatened...

While researchers previously assumed leopards are abundant in the wild as a result of their adaptability, new research suggests this may not be the case. In what’s believed to be...

Hawaii was once known for its diversity in colorful plants and assorted wildlife. However, in recent decades researchers have noted extreme losses and have even deemed the islands the “extinction...