Stories by John Platt

Cattle plague: An extinction worth celebrating

New species galore in discoveries around the world

DNA tests find "extinct" Siamese crocodile

Fight to protect California condors from lead ammunition moves to Arizona

Skate punk'd: Taxonomic "oops" put rare fish species in danger of extinction

Are lower catch limits enough to save the bluefin tuna from extinction?

Nearly extinct giraffe subspecies enjoys conservation success

Tuna fishing kills an albatross every 5 minutes

Last chance to save the vaquita porpoise from extinction?

Gorillas versus charcoal update: Biomass project reaches halfway point

IUCN Red List update: 17,291 species are threatened with extinction

Britain's rare birds get more common, as common birds get rarer

New tools in the fight against frog-killing fungus available online

Discordant decisions: A protected habitat is proposed for endangered polar bears, while oil drilling is approved nearby

How much are coral ecosystems worth? Try $172 billion--A year

Poachers still killing 100 elephants daily in Africa

DNA could offer captive-breeding alternative to snow leopard studbook

U.S. protection for endangered penguins still pending

How much did the U.S. spend in 2007 to protect endangered species?

Search for world's rarest lemur pays off

Nearly extinct black-footed ferret returns to Canada

Mediterranean dragonflies and damselflies disappearing with region's freshwater

Feds draft plan to help protect bats from deadly white-nose syndrome

Critically endangered Angolan antelope gets a second chance