AZ Animals on MSN

Think extinction is rare? 2025’s Red List shatters that myth

Quick Take Six animal species, including the slender-billed curlew and Christmas Island shrew, were confirmed extinct in 2025. Habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and hunting are the ...
Amaze Lab on MSN

Six more species declared extinct as 49,000 face threat on 2025 Red List

Somewhere on Earth, species are vanishing faster than ever. The 2025 IUCN Red List update revealed that nearly 49,000 species ...
USA Today

These species are now extinct, a 'tragic and sobering moment'

And then there were none. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has announced that several species of animals and plants have now gone extinct. The 2025 list of extinctions ...
The Citizen

11 mammal species slip closer to extinction

Research from the 2025 Regional Mammal Red List shows that one in five mammals are threatened with extinction.
The Mail & Guardian

Aardvarks, bats and mole-rats among mammal species sliding towards regional extinction

New data shows habitat loss and degradation are pushing mammals closer to extinction — with endemic species facing the greatest risk ...
Mongabay

IUCN upholds long-tailed macaques’ endangered status after complaint

Conservation authority the IUCN has upheld the endangered status of the long-tailed macaque after rejecting the U.S. biomedical lobby’s challenge to downgrade it. Demand from research labs has fueled ...
The Citizen

Alarm bells ring as 11 mammal species slip closer to extinction

While some species are showing signs of recovery, the 2025 Regional Mammal Red List paints an overall troubling picture, with ...