biodiversity-conservation

Functionally extinct animals are species that no longer play a meaningful role in their ecosystem or are too rare to sustain a viable population, even when some individuals rema...

The Blue Spix Macaw is extinct in the wild and survives only in captivity. Officially categorized as Extinct in the Wild by the IUCN Red List, the species persists through a man...

Animals close to extinction are those at elevated risk of disappearing from the wild or in captivity. Scientists and conservation bodies use categories such as Critically Endang...