Stories by John Platt

France faces E.U. lawsuit for failing to protect endangered hamster

Save the giant spitting earthworm

Endangered African antelope win protection from American hunters

Chinese demand threatens Philippine sea cucumbers

Rare pig breed resurrected for ham lovers

Cyclone pushes several mango species close to extinction

Lessons learned from a beloved blue butterfly's resurgence

A chimpanzee apocalypse in Tanzania?

Afghanistan names its first endangered species

Artificial insemination leads to rare breeding of endangered Chinese crane

How to save Hawaii's endangered birds? Get rid of the mosquitoes

Extinct bees return to Britain -- by way of New Zealand

Endangered Indian python targets equally endangered Chinese deer

Conservation setback may doom Christmas Island pipistrelle bat to extinction

Tree rats and wallabies and dingoes, oh my: Updates on Oz's endangered species

Eagle vs. cormorant: What to do when one rare species starts eating another?

Illegal pet trade devastating population of endangered Philippine forest turtles

Happy Endangered Species Day!

Bye-bye birdies: 2 percent of world's bird species 'critically endangered'

Can the free market save tigers from extinction?

Wolves dropped from U.S. endangered species list--Again

Zimbabwe's rhinos face poaching crisis

Thousands of caves closed to protect bats from mysterious "white nose syndrome"

Rare gray whales win a round against the search for oil