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The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica. This was among the many milestones of Scott’s famous Discovery expedition: the first breeding colony of emperor penguins.

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Drowned chicks and food scarcity: Emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal now endangered

The primary drivers are shrinking sea ice and warming oceans driven by climate change.

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We Need a 'Wake-up Call': Emperor Penguins Declared Endangered as Sea Ice Loss Turns Deadly

Emperor penguins have been officially declared endangered as Antarctic sea ice loss triggers breeding failures and rising chick deaths. Here's what scientists are warning now.

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Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction

Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice are having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers

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Emperor penguins and fur seals face extinction in devastating climate update

Both species have seen a dramatic decline in recent years

The Independent UK

The Himalayan Monal: The Rare and Colorful Jewel of Mountains

The Rare and Beautiful Himalayan Monal

Spotted in high-altitude Himalayan forests, the Himalayan Monal thrives in cool alpine meadows and dense mountain woodlands.

Himalayan Monals can also dig up to 25cm in the ground while looking for food. They have strong claws and beaks that help them dig deep while…

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It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future

Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse

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Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour.

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Leading conservationists just decided that genetically engineering wild animals is OK – sometimes. They’re right

Humans have been selectively breeding animals for millennia. If we can help species survive by tweaking their DNA in a lab, I say bring it on, says science writer Helen Pilcher

The Guardian - UK

From ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’: How green turtles have escaped extinction

The number of once-endangered green sea turtles has increased by 28 per cent since the 1970s, despite ‘persistent threats’ to their population.

Euronews

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated

Since 2020, the conservation outlook has worsened for four of Australia’s 16 natural World Heritage properties – Ningaloo, Shark Bay, Purnululu National Park and the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites. This means 25% of our natural areas globally recognised as being significant are either in worse health or need better planning…

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Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut, the freshwater Okavango Delta opens into an enormous alluvial fan that stretches…

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Conservationists warn bees and butterflies are at risk of disappearing for good

More than 20 per cent of both bumble bee and cellophane bee species are under threat

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Threats ‘mounting’ for wild bee and butterfly species in Europe, experts warn

Essential pollinators at risk from habitat loss, climate change and pollution, IUCN assessment says.

The Independent UK

Green turtle rescued from brink of extinction

The green turtle’s status has been downgraded from endangered after years of conservation work

The Independent UK

Red list of threatened species reveals animals that face risk of disappearing for good

The IUCN Species Survival Commission warned many animals face increasing risks of disappearing

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More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

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Majority of world’s bird species in decline as nature crisis deepens – experts

Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home.

International Business Times

Top Nature Group To Unveil New 'Red List' Of Threatened Species

The world's top conservation body is holding its world congress starting Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated "red list" of threatened species.

International Business Times

Conservationists Call For More Data To Help Protect Pangolins

All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction due to over-exploitation and loss of habitat, conservationists warned Wednesday, warning knowledge gaps were hampering protection efforts.

Evening Standard

Major new assessment recognises four separate giraffe species for the first time

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

The Guardian - UK

A huge stick insect has been discovered in Australia. Here’s why that’s important

Yes, they can be hard to spot – but this find in Australia highlights how little we know about creatures crucial to our ecosystem, writes entomologist Gwen Pearson

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Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary

Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.

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Otters posing for selfies in Japanese cafes may be linked to illegal trade, experts warn

The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hotspots in Thailand

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