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Dodo’s closest living relative spotted in remote South Pacific rainforest

Manumea’s first sighting since 2013 raises hope critically endangered species can be saved from extinction

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025

One of UK’s rarest plants brought back from brink of extinction

The Species Recovery Trust aims to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction in the UK by 2050

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025

Conservation groups buy more than 3,000 acres on Texas coast for whooping crane habitat

Once on the brink of extinction, the birds have expanded beyond the protected lands set aside for them in the 1970s.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 22, 2025

Polar bears may be adapting to survive warmer climates thanks to their ‘jumping genes’

Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”.

Euronews · Dec 13, 2025

Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for world’s rarest ape

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025

Rare orangutan species faces extinction after devastating Indonesia floods

Local rangers say they are struggling to find the primates in an area where sightings were common prior to the disaster

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025

Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction

The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than two-thirds of polar bears are expected to be extinct by 2050 with total extinction predicted by the end of this century.

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2025

The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests

A reduction in rainfall may have played a sizable role in the extinction of Homo floresiensis, the archaic human species nicknamed the "hobbit," a new study finds.

LiveScience · Dec 8, 2025

A sperm bank for cheetahs could one day save the world's fastest land animal from extinction

Experts worry cheetahs may one day be on the brink of extinction and need artificial reproduction to save them.

Euronews · Dec 7, 2025

Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive

Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025