Extinction

Karachi risks losing migratory birds as ‘fueling spots’ shrink

Urban Forest Clifton, a 120-acre stretch of forestry land on Karachi coast, attracts several species… Read More

This 5 Million-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth Is Being Brought Back to Life

Animal species from millions of years ago have been critical towards preserving harmony within Earth’s… Read More

Pakistan’s Dumbo: Goat with biggest ears goes viral

Its owner said the goat's breed is on the verge of extinction due to lack… Read More

Rare Butterfly species saved from extinction by restoring habitat

One of the rarest Butterfly species in the UK has been saved from extinction, after… Read More

Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction

Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as… Read More

Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects,… Read More

World’s oldest captive white rhino dies

The life expectancy of white rhinos in the wild is about 50 years, according to… Read More

Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction

Science is the only hope for the northern white rhino after the death last year… Read More

Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

A single giraffe could feed a village on Kenyan plains for more than a week. Read More

Were dinosaurs killed off by asteroid or volcanoes?

Every school child knows the dinosaurs were killed off by an asteroid smashing into the… Read More

Conservationists fight to save animals as mass extinction looms

Animal and plant species are vanishing at an accelerating pace around the world but conservationists… Read More

World’s last male northern white rhino dies in Kenya

Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, has died in Kenya at the age of… Read More

Cruel climate dilemma for King penguins: feed or breed

PARIS: Global warming is on track to wipe out 70 percent of the world's King… Read More

Can you love an animal to death?

Can you love an animal to death? A new book by British photographer Tim Flach… Read More

First world survey finds 9,600 tree species risk extinction

The first ever global database of trees on Wednesday revealed that 9,600 tree species are… Read More

Extinction threatens some 60 percent of primates: study

WASHINGTON: From gorillas to gibbons, about 60 percent of primates, the closest biological relatives to… Read More

Cheetahs ‘sprinting’ towards extinction: wildlife study

LONDON: Cheetahs are "sprinting" to extinction due to habitat loss and other forms of human… Read More

Giraffes suffer ‘silent extinction’ in Africa: Red List report

NAIROBI: Giraffe numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s in… Read More

Elephants in Tanzania reserve could be wiped out by 2022

NAIROBI: Elephants in Tanzania's sprawling Selous Game Reserve could be wiped out within six years… Read More

World tiger count rises for first time in 100 years

NEW DELHI: The number of wild tigers across the globe has increased for the first… Read More