The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

The British arm of the Extinction Rebellion environmental group said on Sunday it would take a break from acts of public disruption in order to bring more people on board its campaign for urgent action to counter climate change.

The climate group, which uses radical protesting tactics such as blockading traffic and spray painting buildings, said “very little has changed – emissions continue to rise and our planet is dying at an accelerated rate"

Conservationist Dr Kellie Leigh says that unexpected discoveries within the World Heritage area offer clues for saving koalas from extinction.

Federal officials say the fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act and requires a series of protective steps to stave off extinction

A review of the new book Tickets For The Ark, by Rebecca Nesbit

Nature is in crisis, and it's only getting worse. As species vanish at a rate not seen in 10 million years, more than 1 million species are currently on the brink. 

Experts at a UK baby online resource company say the name 'Karen' and 'Donald' are both in danger of going extinct.

Animal Rebellion activists have filmed themselves breaking into an animal testing facility to free more than a dozen beagles. The group, aligned with eco-warriors Extinction Rebellion, can be seen using a saw to cut through a security gate at the MBR facility in Wyton, Cambridgeshire at 5am on Tuesday. One…

Biodiversity refers to the variety of life found on Earth and underpins the natural systems which grow our food, cleanse our air and water and regulate our climate. Human life cannot exist without it. But around one million animal and plant species are now threatened by extinction.