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'We Must Heed the Warning': 1 in 3 Freshwater Fishes—Vital to Food and Jobs for Millions—Face Extinction

A new report by WWF International and 15 other groups warns nearly one in three freshwater fishes are at risk of extinction (Photo: Camilo Díaz/WWF Colombia)

'Nature Is Under Siege': Scientists Sound Alarm About Insect Apocalypse

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A dragonfly sits in reedbeds on the Isle of Grain on August 31, 2016 in Isle of Grain, England. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

The lead author of the new research package notes that insects "are absolutely the fabric by which Mother Nature and the tree of life are built."

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As World Teeters on Brink, Over 250 Scientists and Scholars Warn of Full-Fledged 'Societal Collapse'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A woman looks at the destruction in Haulover in the Northern Caribbean Autonomous Region, Nicaragua, on November 28, 2020, days after the passage of Hurricane Iota. (Photo: Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)

"It is time to invite each other into difficult conversations, so we can reduce...

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

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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)

More than one in four of the 120,372 plant and animal species assessed by the...

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A sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) is seen inside a cage at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program's rehabilitation center on November 10, 2016 in Kuta Mbelin, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The orangutans in Indonesia have been known to be on the verge of extinction as a result of deforestation and poaching. (Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

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

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

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

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

Andatu, a Sumatran rhino, one of the rarest large mammals on earth, is seen at the Rhino Sanctuary at Way Kambas National Park in eastern Sumatra November 8, 2016.

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

Female koala Anwen recovering from burns at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie, Australia

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

Humans Driving Planet's New Mass Extinction, Say Scientists

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Center for Biological Diversity

Nation’s First Public Database Launched Featuring Research on Links Between Human Population Growth, Extinction Crisis

Center for Biological Diversity

U.S. Agrees to Decide Pangolin Protections

Center for Biological Diversity

Study: Emperor Penguins Threatened by Climate Crisis, Need Urgent Protection

Center for Biological Diversity

Report: Climate-Fueled Superstorms Pushing 10 U.S. Species Closer to Extinction

Center for Biological Diversity

Trump Administration Denies Pacific Bluefin Tuna Endangered Species Act Protection

Center for Biological Diversity

35,000 Endangered Species Condoms to Be Handed Out This Halloween

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Johanna von Braun

Biden's Efforts on Climate Is a Start—But What About Including Biodiversity?

Subhankar Banerjee

Species in Peril: Loss, Love and Protection

Kathleen Rogers, Dr. Anne Bowser

World Honey Bee Day–Another Reminder that 40% of Insect Species Now Threatened With Extinction

Subhankar Banerjee

Biological Annihilation: A Planet in Loss Mode

Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg

Oppression is the Greatest Determinant of Deadly Heat

Chip Taylor

Bring Back the Monarchs!

John Feffer

Earth: Game Over?