The Latest Breaking News from Extinction

The Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 pushed a host of threatened species closer to extinction, including the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart. And as our research released today shows, feral cats posed a second lethal threat to the species in the weeks after the disaster.

A university study has found that feral cats are pushing the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart to the brink of extinction.

Former threatened species commissioner says more needs to be done if Australia is to save its unique flora and fauna.

This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission.

A group of researchers photograph a woolly mammoth tusk on the banks of the Koyukuk River in Alaska.

Sea turtles have been swimming the world’s oceans and nesting on its beaches for over 120 million years. They even survived mass extinction events, including the one that saw the end of the large dinosaurs.

Ospreys, kites and falcons may once again become part of our everyday lives, and live streams from nests can help protect them

At a dam near Murray Bridge in South Australia, anticipation is building as three schools from opposite sides of Adelaide gather to release dozens of rare little river fish.

"Jacob Rees Mogg's comments are 'reckless'"

They weigh around 15 grams, the same as a 50 cent coin. They devour vast quantities of insects. And they’re in real trouble.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is intensifying in Scotland as experts warn the virus is 'new and unprecedented'