The vaquita - a very rare porpoise discovered in 1958 - and the Javan rhino are most in danger of going the same way. There are about 100,000 Bornean orangutans remaining But many other species ...

Speaking of rare, another endemic species is the Nilgiri wood-pigeon. This dusky pigeon is endemic to the shola forests of the Western Ghats, and comes under the Near Threatened category.

Protecting Just 0.7% of World's Land Could Help Save a Third of Most Unique and Endangered Species Sep. 6, 2024 — Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world's land mass could ...

The lesser silver diving beetle is only found in parts of Somerset, Cheshire and Denbigh, North Wales Two rare species have been found for the first time at a Somerset nature reserve. Great ...

the team identified the largest known population of the night parrot, a secretive species known as the "Holy Grail of birdwatching" ...

A frog species so rare that the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed it as "possibly extinct" has been rediscovered in Ecuador, National Geographic reported. Before being found by ...

In the wild, nearly 12,000 species of birds exist. Humans see them every day, but there are a handful that haven't been recorded in a year or even in over a century. Scientists have updated the ...

The Chhattisgarh forest department recently discovered a unique forest patch in the Bacheli Forest Range, home to ancient plant species. Situated at over 1,242 meters above sea level, this ...

WYNDD develops and maintains lists of species in Wyoming that are rare, endemic, disjunct, threatened, or otherwise biologically sensitive, and supporting documentation. These lists are used to direct ...

The grumpy dwarfgoby appears to be a relatively rare species, which is likely why it remained undiscovered until now. The researchers found the first specimens in the Farasan Banks in Saudi Arabia ...

Oceanographers have discovered a beautiful underwater world filled with rare marine species. This “brave new world” is located around 900 miles off the coast of Chile in the Pacific Ocean.