World Wildlife Day 2025: investing in people and the planet
World Wildlife Day is celebrated on March 3, reminding us of the richness of plant and animal life but also the challenges that threaten it
Migratory monarch butterfly now Endangered – IUCN Red List
The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the Americas, has entered the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM as Endangered, threatened by habitat destruction and climate change. All surviving sturgeon species – also migratory, found across the northern hemisphere – are now at […]
Almost 40,000 species on IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction
Nearly 40,000 species out of almost 140,000 on the updated IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction. The Komodo dragon's position has worsened.