Endangered Species

The story of commercial whaling and the iconoclasts who opposed it offers hope for whales facing today’s new threats — and the future of our planet.

Historical pressures combined with new threats from climate change have pushed more than a dozen species close to extinction.

These crimes threaten tens of thousands of species around the world, causing extinctions, hurting people and spreading disease.

Pursuing unorthodox queries about smaller, “uncharismatic” species often comes with difficult hurdles, as one researcher found out.

A new study reveals that certain kinds of fish are more likely to have ingested plastic — including hundreds of species people depend on for food.

A rampant trade in Asian birds for their beautiful songs is emptying forests of sound and life.

Writer Kathleen Dean Moore turns her ear to nature’s sounds and what we’re losing as species disappear.

Last year the United States racked up nearly $100 billion in damages from weather and climate disasters. These events are starting to take their toll on wildlife, too.

New research shows that oceanic shark and ray abundance has declined by nearly three-quarters since 1970, and industrialized fishing is to blame.

Wild plants related to our main agricultural crops are important to future food security. But more than half are endangered, a new study finds.