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December 9, 2023 In a devastating blow to global biodiversity, several animal species have been officially declared extinct as of 2023. These extinctions are

November 14, 2023 In a devastating blow to global biodiversity, several animal species have been officially declared extinct as of 2023. These extinctions are

Life cycle traits give the invasive spotted-wing drosophila an advantage over the native blueberry maggot fly, an edge that will grow as temperatures rise.

After more than 75 years without a scientific sighting, a team from the National Aviary believe they've found the ivory-billed woodpecker.

In 2021, extinctions loomed large in the U.S. The Fish and Wildlife Service recently declared that 23 species, some not seen in decades, had gone extinct and should be taken off the nation's endangered species list. Many of these losses, in the globe's wealthiest nation, weren't inevitable. Neither are future losses.

Last month, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that it was proposing “to remove 23 species from the Federal Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants due to extinction.” Among the species selected for “removal”— the cold, bureaucratic term hiding a history of destruction and death — is the diminutive Bachman’s […]