Endangered Species

Zoology and Conservation

Barbary lions, the iconic lions once native to North Africa, now survive only in carefully managed populations under human care. Because true wild Barbary lions are considered f...

environment

Pupfish are small, hardy fish that live in isolated springs and desert wetlands across the American Southwest and into Mexico. Because many populations occupy single, often tiny...

environment

The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is a critically endangered seal found only in the Hawaiian Islands. As the only seal native to the main Hawaiian islands, it p...

Wildlife and Conservation

Wolves are currently absent as resident, breeding populations in Los Angeles County, California, but individual dispersing wolves from nearby populations have periodically enter...

Animals & Wildlife

Red wolf puppies are the offspring of one of North America’s most critically endangered canids, distinguished by a reddish-brown coat, lighter tan or cream chest and legs, and...

status

Sea turtles are endangered primarily because of long‑term, human‑driven pressures on ocean and coastal ecosystems. The main drivers include bycatch in fishing gear, direct h...

ecology-conservation

Across the world’s oceans, several sea turtle species face serious population declines and are classified as endangered. Understanding which sea turtles are endangered, the fa...