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Endangered Species Day highlights wildlife wins — and mounting losses

At least 18,000 animal species globally are threatened with extinction: they’re listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservat...

Biodiversity: less than half of threatened species are protected, new AXA Climate study finds

AXA Climate, the AXA Group entity dedicated to climate adaptation, has published a major new study on biodiversity in France and its overseas territories. It reveals that only 43%...

Natural wealth of districts' biodiversity laid out

Two Oxfordshire councils conduct biodiversity studies and make recovery a key priority.

Save Biodiversity Hotspots: EDGE Species in Madagascar Rainforests & Cape Floristic Region

Protect biodiversity hotspots like Madagascar rainforests and Cape Floristic Region from habitat loss.

Conservationists Successfully Tackle Invasive Trees and Fish in Vital South Africa Ecosystems

In South Africa, a coordinated series of projects has removed dangerous infestations of invasive species from 13,000 acres of important native habitat. Between 2017 and 2025, group...

Explainer: Invasive species and the danger they pose

It was announced this week by government that a “new approach” is being taken to tackle invasive species in Ireland. Invasive species pose a significant threat to Ireland’s native...

Study finds 40% of soil-dependent species threatened or data deficient

Researchers have for the first time assessed the extinction risk of soil-dependent animals, invertebrates and fungi. They found that some 40% of these species are either threatened...

Migratory species summit adopts new marine protections amid extinction warnings

Dozens of migratory animals, including 33 marine species, gained new protections during the recent summit for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animal...

Defra unveils new restoration campaign as government announces largest threatened species recovery funding

The government will invest £60m over the next three years into the Species Recovery Programme, making it the largest ever government investment in directly supporting threatened sp...

National Endangered Species Day: Protecting Plants With Science

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Bureau formed to manage invasive species in Ireland

A new partnership is set to be launched with the aim of strengthening Ireland's approach to managing invasive species.

University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C.

VANCOUVER — As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly’s wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbi...

ontario has FULLY REPEALED THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT https://environmentaldefence.ca/2026/04/01/ontario-government-ha...

Ontario Hands Responsibility for Endangered Species to the Federal Government - Environmental Defence

On International Mother Earth Day: Urban Rewilding, Aquatic Ecosystems, and Ancestral Practices for Biodiversity

The United Nations' International Mother Earth Day, observed annually on April 22, aims to "promote harmony with nature and the Earth." In light of the urgency posed by climate cha...

New approach to tackling invasive species in Ireland announced

A new approach to tackling invasive species in Ireland has been announced today (Tuesday, May 19) by Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan...

‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal speciesIn the mudflats of Swan Bay, Victoria, royal spoonbills sweep...

Conservation of species in Cholistan

What Happens When a Species Disappears? The Chain Reaction Nobody Talks About

May 08, 2026 | Source: Planet Wildlife | by Conservation & Earth Every day, somewhere on Earth, a species quietly disappears. Scientists estimate the current extinction rate i...

Corporate report: MOD biodiversity and ecosystems report: Environment (Wales) Act 2016

This report summarises the Ministry of Defence's (MOD's) compliance with the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 Section 6 duty in relation to the biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem...

Impacting Wildlife and People with Plants

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Who is defending Cuba’s threatened species?

Cuba hosts some of the world’s richest biodiversity but faces the impacts of climate change, human activity and weak protections. Scientists and activists strive to preserve endang...

How Biodiversity Shapes Everyday Life

May 02, 2026 | Source: Farmer's Foodprint | by Elle Jeffrey Biodiversity (biological diversity) describes the full variety of life on Earth. It exists within species, between spec...

Nature Trail: Bees are in trouble - 10% of EU assessed wild bee species are now threatened with extinction

Nature Loss Catastrophic Risks Surge, New Environmental Tipping Points Report Warns of Global Crisis

New Environmental tipping points report reveals Nature loss catastrophic risks and the growing Biodiversity loss global impact on food systems, economies, and human health