RIP Sudan, the Last Male Northern White Rhino
The most famous rhino in the world has died, leaving behind two aging females and a hole in our world
Stories by John R. Platt
The Turtle Extinction Crisis
Nearly half of all freshwater turtles and tortoises are at risk of disappearing forever, a new report warns
The Surprising Ways Tigers Benefit Farmers and Livestock Owners
A recent study finds that the often-feared big cats actually help keep crops and domesticated animals safe from other threats
Is This the Year the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow Goes Extinct?
Things don’t look good for these critically endangered birds, but a captive-breeding program could help save them
Ghost Cat Gone: Eastern Cougar Officially Declared Extinct
The subspecies has now been removed from the Endangered Species Act, 80 years after its last sighting
For Florida Panthers, Extinction Comes on 4 Wheels
2017 was another deadly year for the panthers. How much longer can this critically endangered species survive?
222 Bird Species Worldwide Are Now Critically Endangered
And according to the latest IUCN Red List update, a dismaying 13 percent of species are endangered
Squirrel Sex is Complicated
Only 35 Mount Graham squirrels remain in the wild, but five captive squirrels could hold the key to their long-term survival—if we can get them to breed
How to Get Elephants to Buzz Off
Researchers exploit a fear to reduce elephant-human confrontation
Not an Extinction. A Transition
After eight years at Scientific American, “Extinction Countdown” is moving on
Stare into the Soulful Eyes of This Newly Discovered Dwarf Lemur Species
The Ankarana dwarf lemur weighs about as much as a banana and lives in a highly restricted habitat
Is China's Ivory Ban a Sign of Hope for Elephants?
China’s legal ivory market will close this year, but elephants are still being slaughtered
Meet the Endangered Plant Named after Rock Legend Jimi Hendrix
The entire Hendrix’s liveforever species could be wiped out by a single tractor
Ring-Tailed Lemur Populations Have Crashed by 95 Percent
As few as 2,000 of these beloved primates remain in the forests of Madagascar, according to new research
Polar Bear Conservation Plan Calls Climate Change "the Primary Threat" to Their Survival
The new plan from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also addresses human-bear conflict, subsistence hunting and oil spills
Conservation Predictions for 2017
Buckle up. It’s going to be a bumpy ride
Conservation Stories You May Have Missed in 2016
Apes, deforestation and endangered plants are among the stories that didn’t get enough attention this past year, experts say
The Best Wildlife Conservation Stories of 2016
Generally speaking, it was an awful year for wildlife—but there were more successes than you might think
The Worst Wildlife Conservation Stories of 2016
We saw several extinctions this year, while numerous more species suffered terrible losses
The Top 10 Extinction Countdown Articles of 2016
Dying rhinos, the extinction of the Rabbs’ tree frog, and threatened snails grabbed readers’ interests this year
