The IUCN Red List status update released today contains a small glimmer of hope for mountain gorillas found in just two places on earth. The great ape's status has now been changed from 'Critically ...

The IUCN reported that “new available data” had led to the threat status downgrade. But even the IUCN notes in its assessment of the snow leopard population that “There are no robust ...

The number of African elephants decreased by more than 86% over 31 years, ... 37,480 are threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN. Related Topics. Animals; Sponsored Content by Taboola.

Data showing the migratory monarch's decline were too precautionary, prompting the IUCN to change its status from endangered to vulnerable. Monarch butterflies cluster in the early morning light ...

More than 900 known species are already extinct to date, while at least 28,500 others are listed as endangered or critically endangered by the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority.

The status update is good news for the animals, but it doesn’t mean that pandas are safe. The IUCN says that in the next 80 years, climate change could destroy more than 35 percent of bamboo ...

(NEW YORK) — The populations of Africa’s elephants are now in more danger than they ever have been. The African forest elephant is now listed as critically endangered, and the African savanna ...

South Africa's national bird, the blue crane, is now at greater risk of extinction after being moved from "near threatened" ...