An insect study by the  University of Novi Sad and the Universtiy of Belgrade looked at the conservation status of noctuid moths in Serbia. ...

Today the world celebrates Red Pandas. The Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) is classified as Vulnerable in IUCN's Red List. Little is known ...

Only 5 rhino species live in our Planet, 2 are found in Africa and the remaining 3 species live in Southern Asia. All of them are threate...

Miriam Darlington, Otter Country: In Search of the Wild Otter Warming up to Sea Otter Awareness Week , which is just around the corner (...

Speeding Up Science from Facebook Stories on Vimeo . "In January 2011, Oregon State University ichthyologist Brian Sidlauskas led...

Nepenthes attenboroughii  a rat-eating carnivorous pitcher plant Stewart McPherson in the Guiana Highlands The David Given Award ...

Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalski), Central Asia IUCN and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) released a new list o...

Antioquia Wren (Thryophilus sernai) Researchers at the National University of Colombia spent 2 years studying the Antioquia Wren ( Thr...

Grey wolf in Yellowstone National Park, USA A new study looked at the grey wolves that were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park . ...

Interactive map showing the number of extinct  and critically endangered species worldwide - Guardian-click to find out more Earlier thi...

A message from WWF: "Vote to help the last 3200 wild tigers! The  Wereld Natuur Fonds (WNF)  tiger ad 'Here they are. All of them...

The Harold Jefferson Coolidge Memorial Medal is a prestigious IUCN award that recognises outstanding contributions to the conservation of na...

The IUCN World Conservation Congress is being held in Jeju, Korea from 6th until the 15th of September.  Today (the 11th) the congress honou...

Valerie and Ron Taylor in 1971.  Photograph: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Many film enthusiasts have seen the exciting shark seque...

The size and number of protected areas around the world is increasing. Investment in biodiversity is increasing. from: World Bank

70% of the world's poor live in rural areas and  depend directly on biodiversity for their survival and well-being. from: World B...

50% of the Earth's wetlands were destroyed in the 20th Century from: World Bank

Two species have gone extinct every day since 2010 from: World Bank

WORLD BANK - What's Happening to Biodiversity? click here for full view

Panamanian golden frog  (Atelopus zeteki) critically endangered frog endemic to Panama Joel Sartore is a National Geographic photograph...

It's official ! Makira Natural Park, with an area of around 380.000 hectares is the largest protected area in Madagascar. This forest in...

Sea Otters Fight Against Global Warming An examination of 40 years of data on the sea otters from Canada do Alaska has revealed that these ...

Cape ground squirrels of The Kalahari Project set up by the University of Cambridge and Zurich University Based at the Meerkat Research St...

Top: Cebu Hawk-Owl Bottom: Camiguin Hawk-Owl Analysis of calls from owls in the Phillipines revealed two new species of owls: The Ce...

This new initiative was first conceived in 2008 and is projected to be have complete global coverage by 2025. Based on the Red List of Threa...

Spillover - Animal Infections and the next human pandemic, 2012 David Quammen Reporters Nandini Velho e Umesh Srinivasan interview ...

Northwest San Antonio, USA  - Construction for a  $15.1 million highway underpass project on Texas 151 is halted indefinitely. Why? Because ...

WWF Pic of the Week #09 - Curiousity , a photo by WWF International on Flickr. WWF Pic of the Week #09 - Curiousity Curious about your w...