Human actions, such as incidental fishing and ineffective policies, push one-third of shark populations toward extinction.
Extinction rates today are hundreds—perhaps thousands ... One way to think of a species, be it of ape or of ant, is as an answer to a puzzle: how to live on planet Earth.
Data shows that while retention bans are a positive first step, they alone won’t be sufficient to stop the ongoing decline.
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A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists ...
Scientists checked in on species all over the country for the latest State of the Birds report. Nearly everywhere they looked, birds were struggling—including some that have been resilient in ...
Butterfly populations are plummeting worldwide, with experts citing habitat loss, pesticides and climate change as key ...