As extinction becomes a terrifying reality for thousands of species around the world, regulatory efforts to dismantle the Endangered Species Act (ESA) here in the U.S. continue.

Illegal poaching, logging and fishing of sometimes critically endangered species is taking place in nearly half of the worlds most protected natural sites, environmental campaigners WWF warned Tuesday ...

How five proposed Trump Administration changes threaten protections for struggling species in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Iberian lynx could be the first big cat species to become extinct in 10,000 years unless the European Union and Spain take drastic action. Gland, Switzerland – The Iberian lynx could be the first ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

After reviewing recent genetic, morphological, and biogeographic studies on giraffes, scientists have now split the single ...

The giant panda is no longer endangered. The species has been downgraded to the vulnerable list after decades of conservation efforts.

You can find WWF’s COP20 CITES positions document at the bottom of this page for download. This document outlines our perspectives on the key agenda items being ...

A group of fishermen working off the coast of Gwadar, one of Pakistan's oldest fishing towns, spotted a pod of six endangered Arabian humpback whales swimming in the offshore waters. This rare ...

Growing up, I vividly remember reading through nature-related magazines, fascinated by the vast numbers of creatures inhabiting our planet. I spent summers at my grandmother’s West Virginia home ...