Endangered Species

Endangered species are plant or animal species at serious risk of extinction across all or a significant portion of their range. They are classified based on scientific assessments of population size, decline rates, habitat loss and other threats. Conservation measures such as habitat protection, legal frameworks and recovery plans are implemented to prevent extinction and restore populations.

Image: Pongo tapanuliensis female (s. world's rarest great ape species)
Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world’s rarest great ape: studyNews

Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world’s rarest great ape: study

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Climate change-fuelled landslides wiped out nearly one in ten of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra…
SourceSourceJune 10, 2026 Full article
Image: Alabatrosses and other seabirds would have to travel longer distances to find suitable homes in a warmer planet
Climate change is driving seabirds farther from their habitatsClimate

Climate change is driving seabirds farther from their habitats

Researchers at the University of Reading found that rapid ocean warming is pushing seabirds to travel farther as the areas where they can survive continue…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2026 Full article
Image: Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) rests atop an electric pole against a clear blue sky
War imperils rare vultures’ yearly odyssey to the BalkansNews

War imperils rare vultures’ yearly odyssey to the Balkans

Gjirokastër, Albania | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Endangered Egyptian vultures, with their vivid yellow face and white plumes, would usually be nesting across the Balkans in…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2026 Full article
Image: Emperor penguins in seashore
Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctic talks start in JapanNews

Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctic talks start in Japan

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism will top the agenda at talks on Antarctica opening in…
SourceSourceMay 12, 2026 Full article
Image: Whale shark
Decade-long study reveals whale shark Indonesia hotspotsScience

Decade-long study reveals whale shark Indonesia hotspots

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Muser NewsDesk A decade-long study tracking dozens of whale sharks off Indonesia's coast has revealed the secrets of their migrations and…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2026 Full article
Image: Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)
Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN bodyNews

Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN body

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | Muser NewsDesk The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the…
SourceSourceMarch 29, 2026 Full article
Image: Tortuga carey (Eretmochelys imbricata)
War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birdsNews

War threatens Gulf’s dugongs, turtles and birds

Paris, France | AFP | Muser NewsDesk From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf's diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by…
SourceSourceMarch 17, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: La Loire des confluences, France
Image of the day: La Loire des confluences becomes France’s 57th Ramsar wetlandNews

Image of the day: La Loire des confluences becomes France’s 57th Ramsar wetland

La Loire des confluences stretches along the middle Loire Valley in western France, from downstream of Tours to the south of Angers near Les Ponts-de-Cé.…
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Satellite Image: The Greater Virunga Landscape, Africa
Image of the day: The Greater Virunga Landscape on World Wildlife DayNews

Image of the day: The Greater Virunga Landscape on World Wildlife Day

The 2026 theme of the international day, 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods', highlights the vital role of these plants in sustaining…
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Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: January 12, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 12, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 12, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Image: Polar bear at sunset on ice
Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2026Science

Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2026

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (January 6, 2026), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. A new…
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Image: American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
Conservationists sue Trump admin over inaction on horseshoe crabsNews

Conservationists sue Trump admin over inaction on horseshoe crabs

Washington, United States | AFP A conservation group sued President Donald Trump's administration on Monday over its failure to act on protecting American horseshoe crabs, which…
SourceSourceJanuary 5, 2026 Full article
Image: AI art of Earth - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: December 10, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press roundup (December 10, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief:…
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Image: Leopard on a tree in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserveNews

Endangered across west Africa, leopards thrive in I.Coast reserve

Ivory Coast | AFP | Muser NewsDesk Like other big cats, the leopard is endangered across west Africa. Yet in Ivory Coast's Comoe National Park,…
SourceSourceOctober 31, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 29, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: October 3, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (October 3, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: September 11, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: September 11, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (September 11, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: July 17, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: July 17, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 17, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Image: Symbiosis between herons and hippos in the An-ôr lagoon, Orango National Park (s. Bijagos archipelago)
G.Bissau’s Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage listNews

G.Bissau’s Bijagos archipelago added to UNESCO World Heritage list

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | AFP The Bijagos Archipelago off the coast of west Africa was declared a World Heritage site by the UN's cultural agency on Sunday,…
SourceSourceJuly 13, 2025 Full article
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Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: June 27, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (June 27, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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A group caribou from the Western Arctic Caribou Herd travels along a winter trail between the villages of Selawik and Ambler, Alaska, within the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge. The herd migrates through and sometimes winters on the refuge (s. tundra, climate)
AI sea ice forecasts help protect Arctic caribou migration routesClimate

AI sea ice forecasts help protect Arctic caribou migration routes

Artificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou in the Canadian Arctic, according to a new…
SourceSourceJune 1, 2025 Full article
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects (s. science, climate, Muser)
Climate Science Digest: May 6, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: May 6, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (May 6, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In…
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Climate Science Digest: April 29, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 29, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: The global…
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Climate Science Digest: April 24, 2025Science

Climate Science Digest: April 24, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: We should…
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