Endangered Species

Colossal Biosciences bold announcements about its project to replicate dire wolf traits have drawn criticism from many scientists, but the billion-dollar firm is not backing down

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at scales no one fully understands

Rather than resurrect extinct species, cloning technology could save those at risk of dying out, like the red wolf, but only with solid conservation efforts and habitat protections

The Hawaiian crow, or ‘alalā, has been extinct in the wild since 2002. A new effort to reintroduce birds of this species—considered important guides to the souls of the dead in Hawaiian tradition—is underway

Last year avian influenza brought death to the picturesque island of South Georgia off Antarctica. This season scientists hope things will be different

There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator

A review of 47,282 tree species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found that more than one third are at risk of extinction

A container port the Indian government plans for this remote island threatens unique Indigenous cultures and biodiversity

The birth of a cloned black-footed ferret named Elizabeth Ann, and her two new sisters, has sparked a new pilot program to preserve the tissues of hundreds of endangered species “just in case”

One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with extinction because of the liver oil and meat trade and emerging fishing technologies that make it possible to catch deep-sea fishes

Scientists are watching closely to see whether avian influenza will reach Antarctica before this year’s penguin chicks disperse for the season

There are 856 mammal, bird, amphibian and reptile species currently missing—but researchers continue to search