Extinction

Species Extinction List Signals 'Urgent Action Needed to Save Life on Earth'

All 17 species of Red Colobus, including Temminck's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus basius temminckii) are threatened, making this Africa's most threatened genus of monkeys. Hunting for bushmeat—much of it illegal—and habitat loss continue to pose the most urgent threats to primates across the continent. (Photo: Mic Mayhew/IUCN)

Top Global Experts Say Humanity Must 'Heal Our Broken Relationship With Nature' to Prevent Future Pandemics

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"We must curb the high risk trade and consumption of wildlife, halt deforestation and land conversion, as well as manage food production sustainably."

World Environment Day Provokes Warnings That 'To Care for Humanity, We Must Care for Nature'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

U.N. chief António Guterres, Fridays for Future strikers, and other activists...

Jane Goodall Warns Humanity Will Be 'Finished' After Covid-19 Without Ending 'Absolute Disrespect' for Nature

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

<p>Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall particpated in a Tuesday webinar about pandemics, wildlife, and intensive animal farming.

"Our disrespect for wild animals and our disrespect for farmed animals has...

'Extinction Is a Political Choice,' Scientist Says After Study Warns of Threat to Civilization From Humans Destroying Wildlife

Thousands of Koalas Feared Dead in Australia Wildfires

'We Should Be Worried': Study Confirms Fear That Intense Ocean Acidification Portends Ecological Collapse

'Completely Terrifying': Study Warns Carbon-Saturated Oceans Headed Toward Tipping Point That Could Unleash Mass Extinction Event

Warning of Sixth Mass Extinction, Scientists Implore Global Action

Biologists Warn Half of All Species to Face Extinction by 2100, as GOP Pushes to Destroy Protections

On Brink of 'Sixth Great Extinction,' Humanity Must Conserve or Die