Tag: threat status

September 21, 2017

Extinction risk picks on vertebrates big and small

At first glance, little animals like grey geckos and big ones like whale sharks don’t seem to have much in common. Researchers examining extensive data on body mass and threat...

August 9, 2017

To save species, less deforested landscapes need more focus

To benefit wildlife the most, conservation efforts are better spent limiting deforestation in intact forests than tackling areas where deforestation has already occurred, a new global modeling study suggests. “If...