Kodkod, the cute feline that humans are decimating

02-06-2023
Currently, the IUCN inserts the kodkod among the vulnerable species, given that the number of adult specimens, already less than 10,000 units, is still decreasing due to deforestation and decrease of preys

Killer whales terrorize billionaires by boat in Gibraltar

30-05-2023
According to reports from the Telegraph, scientists speculate that everything was triggered by an exmplare traumatized by boats, named White Gladi

Tourist tries to save baby bison in Yellowstone, but sentences him to death

30-05-2023
A very sad story comes from Yellowstone park. Rangers at the Yellowstone Preserve in Wyoming had to kill a baby bison after it was rescued by a tourist, unaware that he had sentenced the calf to death

The secrets of the American alligator

29-05-2023
Since they often come into contact with anthropized areas, it can happen that they capture pets such as dogs or cats

The situation has worsened: Vaquita is in critical danger

29-05-2023
The Vaquita is classified by the IUCN and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in the most critically endangered category

Eastern wolf on the brink of extinction: but maybe there's time

27-05-2023
The IUCN Red List classifies the Eastern wolf as Threatened and Critically Endangered

The Arctic wolf's survival is a long-term concern

27-05-2023
The IUCN classifies the Arctic wolf as Near Threatened. The reduction of its natural habitat, climate change and consequent global warming are the greatest threats to the survival of this beautiful specimen.

Global warming is putting the life of the Greenland shark at risk

23-05-2023
The shark is likely affected by quantity, dynamics, and distribution of Arctic sea ice

Is the walrus doomed to extinction in the Atlantic Ocean?

21-05-2023
The Atlantic walrus was nearly driven to extinction by large-scale commercial exploitation and is consequently much less numerous. Precise estimates are difficult to obtain, but the total population is thought to be probably less than 20,000

Why the humpback whale should be considered an endangered species

21-05-2023
Humpback whales still face various other man-made threats, including entanglement in fishing nets, collisions with vessels, disturbance from vessel traffic and associated noise, destruction of coastal habitats and climate change

Dall sheep is extremely important for tracking the progress of the climate crisis

20-05-2023
Changes in Dall sheep abundance, distribution, composition and health may indicate changes happening with other species and ecosystem processes

Kodiak bear and its innate characteristics

20-05-2023
Kodiak bear is the largest subspecies of brown bear in the world

30,000 American black bears are killed each year for hunting

19-05-2023
Black bears continue to be hunted for trophies and bedside rugs, as well as for their meat, in Canada and Alaska. About 30,000 black bears are killed each year in all of North America

Grizzly bear population is eroding: the threats to the species are many

18-05-2023
The grizzly bear is listed as threatened in the contiguous United States and endangered in parts of Canada

Kenya: it was killed the world's oldest lion

18-05-2023
The world's oldest lion, a 19-year-old male, was stabbed to death by Maasai morans after entering a livestock enclosure on the outskirts of the famous Amboseli National Park

How many animals are dying from our garbage

14-05-2023
A study published in Nature Scientific Reports reveals that waste abandoned in nature by every human being causes injury or death for all animal species

Yangtze giant softshell turtle: the species is now considered extinct

10-05-2023
Only three specimens are known and consequently, on the IUCN Red List, it is classified as critically endangered, but...

Vietnam: the last Yangtze giant softshell turtle is dead

10-05-2023
A shocking news has shaken all nature lovers, and should make us reflect on the protection of endangered species, threatened more and more every day

The Sumatran rhinoceros is on its way to extinction

06-05-2023
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Sumatran rhino population has declined by 70% in the past 20 years and only about 80 wild individuals remain

Norwegian Forest cat, between myths and legends

05-05-2023
The history of the Norwegian forest cat is full of legends related to the Vikings

The Scottish wildcat is practically extinct

05-05-2023
The Scottish wildcat is on the verge of extinction due to habitat destruction, interbreeding with other species and disease, as reported by NatureScot

Anaconda is not in danger, yet, but there are real risks

04-05-2023
For now it is not a species present on the IUCN Red List, however the progressive destruction of its natural habitat puts the future of the anacondas at risk

The harpy eagle is at risk of extinction: the situation

04-05-2023
Although it has a large range, the harpy eagle is becoming increasingly rare, and its distribution and wild populations have declined markedly

The last true free species

03-05-2023
The jaguar is threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation, by poaching for the illegal trade of certain body parts and by killings in situations of conflict between humans and wildlife

How birds are harmed by light pollution

02-05-2023
This is what the researchers explained in the study X,Y, and Z: A bird's eye view on light pollution, published in the Ecology and evolution.