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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 of migratory birds for refueling & even breeding, but now this all is at the brink of termination as the space has begun shrinking due to scarcity of funds, water and popular interest

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 ecosystem. It has been the ample population and evolution...

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 of care.

Rare Butterfly species saved from extinction by restoring habitat

One of the rarest Butterfly species in the UK has been saved from extinction, after the restoration of its natural habitat, Daily Mail reported.  The...

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 "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife...

Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind.

World’s oldest captive white rhino dies

The life expectancy of white rhinos in the wild is about 50 years, according to the Save the Rhino advocacy group

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 of the last male, named Sudan

Gentle giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’

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

Were dinosaurs killed off by asteroid or volcanoes?

Every school child knows the dinosaurs were killed off by an asteroid smashing into the Earth some 66 million years ago but scientists say the story may not be quite that simple

Conservationists fight to save animals as mass extinction looms

Animal and plant species are vanishing at an accelerating pace around the world but conservationists are pushing back against the juggernaut of mass extinction.

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 45, after becoming a symbol of efforts to save his subspecies from extinction.

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 penguins by century's end, putting the regal birds on...

Can you love an animal to death?

Can you love an animal to death? A new book by British photographer Tim Flach documents some of Earth's most treasured species pushed to the...

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 threatened with extinction and identified a total of 60,065...

Extinction threatens some 60 percent of primates: study

WASHINGTON: From gorillas to gibbons, about 60 percent of primates, the closest biological relatives to human beings, are threatened by extinction due largely to...

Cheetahs ‘sprinting’ towards extinction: wildlife study

LONDON: Cheetahs are "sprinting" to extinction due to habitat loss and other forms of human impact, according to a new study out this week...

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

NAIROBI: Giraffe numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s in a "silent extinction" driven by illegal hunting and an...

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 if poaching continues at current levels, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday.

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 time in a century thanks to improved conservation efforts, wildlife groups said on Monday.

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