The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

Turquoise parrots were fighting back from the brink of extinction when the Black Summer bushfires wiped out much of their nesting habitat. Small populations in the Snowy Mountains survived by populating unburnt sections of bushland and now the local community is doing everything it can to help them.

New study finds 44% of world’s land surface needs increased protection, with 1m wildlife species at risk of extinction

The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are frequently covered in a dense blanket of cloud, but when it lifts the first thing you notice is the cloak of forest extending up their steep slopes to the top of the highest peaks. As you walk up through these trees you encounter an…

Climate change is driving ­puffin populations to a catastrophic low and they're threatened with extinction as extreme weather affects their food supplies

Foot-dragging over a toxic threat to dolphins might relate to NZ’s sacred cow of pets – cats

Time is running out to save 58 resident species, Butterfly Conservation warns

The insects face an uncertain future due to climate change and nitrogen pollution

Scientists hope Albanese government addresses extinction crisis as new research shows 63 vertebrates face annihilation by 2041

As the saying goes: “extinction is forever.” The list of extinct animals, like Steller’s sea cow, the Tasmanian wolf and the dodo, is depressing. And despite various efforts, extinction seems final.