Claims that koalas were “functionally extinct” spread widely online as fires raged in Australia. But some scientists warned of the dangers of exaggeration.
Tag: Endangered and Extinct Species
A Hard-Fighting Indonesian Lawyer’s Death Has Colleagues Asking Questions
The police say Golfrid Siregar crashed his motorcycle. Environmentalists and human rights advocates doubt it.
Birds Are Vanishing From North America
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists find.
Baby Chimpanzees’ Case Reveals Nepal as a Trafficking Hot Spot
Five men were convicted of smuggling two baby chimpanzees through Nepal, which has become a hot-spot for traffickers.
Trophy Hunter Seeks to Import Parts of Rare Rhino He Paid $400,000 to Kill
The federal government is considered likely to approve a Michigan man’s application for the animal’s skin, skull and horns to come into the United States.
A Rare Greenshank Is Spotted in Russia
It is the first time in more than four decades that researchers have had an opportunity to study the endangered shorebirds.
Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos
A mother and daughter are the only two northern white rhinoceroses left in the world. Their eggs were fertilized using sperm from males who have died.
This Carnivorous Plant Invaded New York. That May Be Its Only Hope.
The waterwheel lives a double life: facing extinction in its native habitat even as it creeps into places where it doesn’t belong.
Here There Be Dragons. But Can They Survive an Invasion of Tourists?
Barring tourists from the giant lizards’ island lair may save them, but the moratorium could doom residents, who will have to leave, too. If they refuse? “It’s their own fault if the Komodo eat them.”
India’s Wild Tiger Population Rises, Despite Conflict With Humans
According to a government estimate, the country now has about 3,000 Bengal tigers, a third more than it had in 2014.