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Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a species of cone snail (Conus lugubris), the slender-billed curlew, and three Australian mammals ...

Conservationists are racing to save the manumea, a chicken-sized bird that lives only on two Samoan islands, from extinction ...

Scientists have confirmed sightings of the elusive manumea, a bird closely related to the extinct dodo, offering new hope for ...

Every new extinction ripples out beyond the affected species, from ecosystems to human knowledge across culture, spirituality ...

A manumea, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo bird, has been sighted for the first time since 2013, raising hope ...

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The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Tens of millions of years ago, a diverse array of bird species soared, swam, and thrived amid their scaly reptile cousins—and set the stage for modern birdlife.

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