Fewer than 500 of the endangered subspecies remain in the wild

Wild population of rare African antelope species in ‘rapid decline’ due to hunting

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The new arrival is a member of a species which is considered to be extinct in the wild

Land mammal, numbers of which are down 40%, joined by grey parrot on endangered list

Current population of 26,000 bears could be cut to about 17,300 over 35 to 41 years

Ivory poaching is responsible for the dramatic decrease, new report claims

However report says climate change may lead to another decline as bamboo habitats suffer

Soldier’s killing of escaped big cat causes outrage among animal rights groups

Research into getting badgers to eat drugs that counter TB has found they like chocolate

Franciscana dolphin found at Argentinean beach is considered a threatened species

Endangered Pacific bluefin weighing 200kg sold to president of Japanese sushi chain

Officers allegedly ate endangered animal that can grow as long as 6ft

Python farms could be the antidote to the $1 billion-a-year black market in these fashionable and expensive skins

Work on Bushmills Dunes was due to begin this autumn