In 2025, the world marked another sad milestone in the ongoing loss of biodiversity: multiple species long missing from their habitats were officially declared extinct on the International Union for ...

The list of animals pushed into extinction has grown even longer. In its latest update, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially declared several species extinct, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bearded seal pup, one of the species of Arctic seal that are increasingly threatened by climate change. - Kit Kovacs Melting sea ...

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list, US wildlife officials ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...

From tropical rainforests to remote islands and wetlands; birds have evolved into some of nature's most spectacular creations. Yet many have disappeared because of habitat destruction, invasive ...

It's been 35 years since this "cerulean blue and cinnamon" colored bird has flown free in the wild. The Guam kingfisher was deemed extinct in the wild in 1988. Twenty-nine of them were rescued and ...

Six animal species, including the slender-billed curlew and Christmas Island shrew, were confirmed extinct in 2025. Habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and hunting are the primary drivers ...