The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Species are disappearing at an alarming rate around the world. But Australia’s extinction crisis is especially severe – since European colonisation, we have lost about 100 species of animals and plants. The loss of 33 mammal species is largely due to canny invasive predators such as foxes and cats as…

Australia’s unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added just last month.

A protester dressed as the grim reaper on top of a structure ‘some distance in the air’ will be arrested when they can be removed, police have said

New Zealand was once home to giant flightless birds called moa. They had grown accustomed to life without predators. So the arrival of humans in the mid-13th century presented a massive – and ultimately insurmountable – challenge to their existence.

Deep in Colombia's northwestern forests, an orchid enthusiast has gathered a colorful collection of nearly 25,000 specimens, some of which he is cloning to protect them from extinction.

The 2012 canoeing champion turned Extinction Rebellion activist tells Donald McRae about the parallels between sport and activism, and the urgency of the climate crisis

Evolution has gifted sharks with surprising adaptability, but climate change could be their death knell

Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused.

The Key Largo tree cactus is the first locally extinct species due to sea level rise — but it won't be the last