Tag: extinction

The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.

Free-roaming cats are an invasive species and one of the most significant sources of human-caused bird mortality.

Forest loss, along with climate change, is creating a lack of shelter for lizards from extreme temperatures and nearly one in five could face population decline in the next century.

In order to improve the status of migratory species, the report recommends mapping and protecting feeding, breeding and stopover locations.

Endangered wildlife faces a new threat as Congress's 2024 bill riders, largely driven by Republicans, push species closer to extinction.

"Please make 2022 the year in which the world chooses to stop extinction and commits the resources to do so," says a letter ahead of an international summit next week. "Life on Earth depends on it."

It's become more important than ever to talk about the crisis.

The causes of these extinctions range from diseases to invasive species to habitat loss, but most boil down to human behavior.

"Our results show that we face a future with many less bumble bees and much less diversity, both in the outdoors and on our plates."

New wildlife trade rules being discussed at CITES could affect 550 species, including elephants, rhinos and giraffes.