Endangered Species

Latest about endangered species

There are fewer than 800 individuals of the newfound Batang Toru orangutan species left in the wild.

New Orangutan Species Is World's Most Endangered Great Ape

By Jeanna Bryner published

The orangutan lives on Sumatra, south of a lake in the caldera of a supervolcano. There are fewer than 800 individuals in the population, researchers say.

Monkeys
Pikas are related to rabbits and live at high elevations in the mountains of North America.

Climate Change Is Driving These Cute Mountain Critters Out of Their Homes

By Stephanie Pappas published

Climate change is stealing the American pika's habitat in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Climate Change
The Townsend's mole (<em>Scapanus townsendii</em>): ugly or adorable?

Even Ugly Animals Can Win Hearts and Dollars for Conservation

By Diogo Veríssimo, Bob Smith published

Must the money raised to save wildlife always aid the most popular animals? New research suggests that marketing can persuade donors that northern hairy-nosed wombat lives matter too.

Animals
Puntung enjoys a mud wallow in healthier days at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Malaysia.

One of Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhinos Dies

By Stephanie Pappas published

Fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses are left on the planet.

Rhinoceros
Small porpoises called vaquitas (<em>Phocoena sinus</eM>) are found only in the northern Gulf of California.

Adorable 'Panda' Porpoise Could Go Extinct As Soon As 2018

By Stephanie Pappas published

Only about 30 vaquitas are left in the wild.

Marine Mammals
Lake Titicaca frogs are unusual because they thrive in cold, low-oxygen water. As adult frogs, these tadpoles will develop saggy skin to allow for more oxygen exchange.

'Scrotum Frog' Tadpoles Hatch For 1st Time in North America

By Stephanie Pappas published

Critically endangered Lake Titicaca tadpoles hatch in Denver.

Frogs
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Rare Treat: 3 Snow Leopards Frolic and Snuggle on Camera

By Tia Ghose published

New camera-trap images show adorable snow leopards frolicking and relaxing together.

Snow Leopards
Sudan is the last male northern white rhinoceros in the world.

On Tinder, Swipe Right to Save This Endangered Rhino

By Stephanie Pappas published

Swipe right to help save the northern white rhinoceros.

Rhinoceros
The Wondiwoi tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus mayri), a "teddy bear" marsupial, was last seen in 1928.

Hunt Kicks Off for 'Teddy Bear' Marsupial and Other 'Lost' Species

By Stephanie Pappas published

The species, which haven't been seen for years or decades, include pink-headed ducks, red-thighed monkeys and a seahorse no one's ever seen in the wild.

Bears
A manatee munching down on some sargassum.

Manatees: Facts About Sea Cows

By Alina Bradford published

These ocean-dwelling mammals evolved from ancestors that lived on land!

Land Mammals
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