extinction

The hope is the snake’s new, higher profile in California can give it a fighting chance at avoiding extinction.

The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory.

The Dutch government says more than half of the country's 360 species of bee are at risk of extinction, as the population of bees declines around the world.

Having nearly depleted their island’s resources, and lacking a large enough canoe to leave, they face eventual extinction.

A government report last year estimated that more than 75% of native reptile, bird, bat and freshwater fish species groups are threatened with extinction, or are at risk.