Endangered/threatened species

Nocturnal ‘coffee frog’ discovered in Costa Rica

Also nicknamed the ‘coffee frog,’ the species has another distinctive trait: males have a translucent throat that inflates with their short, high-pitched call.

Butterflies chase cooler climes as warming redraws their world

Climate change is disrupting the global distribution of butterflies, with a significant number seeing their territory shrink.

Hong Kong exotic pet expo host charged with illegal possession of endangered species

The seized animals included a taxidermied African grey parrot.

Bezos Earth Fund, Re:wild launch $257m drive to save species from extinction

A newly hatched Heloderma charlesbogerti, one of the world’s most endangered lizards.

Taiwan’s migrating crab population rebounds thanks to safer road crossings

A pregnant mangrove land crab beside a seawall during the annual breeding season at Taijiang National Park in Tainan, Taiwan, on July 3.

Iceland kills first whales since 2023, resuming commercial hunt

Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported that two fin whales were killed.

Indonesia welcomes elephant calf born in the wild in Riau

The calf is 93cm tall, 104cm long and its chest measures 112cm. A mahout (right) embraces 55-year-old female adult elephant Rina (center) as she stands next to her calf in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. The female calf was estimated to be born on Wednesday at about 4 a.m. (Courtesy of Tesso Nilo National Park/-)

Fresh hope for rare Raffles’ banded langurs in Johor

The Raffles’ banded langur was classified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2022.

Love birds: Twice-extinct parakeet gets lifeline from randy pair

"Super mum" Trixie is still producing eggs and raising chicks even though the breeding season has ended.

Endangered turtles rescued in S’pore still can’t return to Indonesia, says ACRES

Kermit, one of the 30 pig-nosed turtles that have been in ACRES’ care since they were rescued in batches in 2009.

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