In 1985, Thomas Emmel, founding director of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and ... The Key Largo tree cactus recently claimed the grim title of the first species in the United States to become ...

On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula ...

This particular Mixodectes pungens specimen represents a mature adult that weighed about three pounds, lived in trees, feasted on ... Mixodectes belonged to an extinct family known as mixodectids ...

Last year, environmental civil society organizations launched a 10-year conservation plan to protect critically endangered tree species. Among those at risk are Diospyros katendei, Encephalartos ...

The government has embarked on identifying and mapping 'native legacy trees ' across the country to collect historical and cultural narratives associated with these trees for conservation ...

The debate has renewed focus on the endangered tree and efforts to preserve it. The chinar is an iconic symbol of the Kashmir valley's landscape and a major tourist draw, especially in autumn when ...

There were once thought to be just 10 of the critically endangered trees left in the wild. Researchers are working with the local community to document and preserve the tree so it survives threats ...

A group of botanists has discovered a new species of rainforest tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. A total of around 100 mature trees were found growing in two village land forest reserves ...