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5 Species Considered Endangered in 2022, Says IUCN Update


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While scientists have assessed the status of more than 147,000 plant & animals, there are thousands of species considered too "data deficient" for a full assessment. As a result, those species haven't been included in the listing of threatened or endangered species, updated each year by IUCN.

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Monarch Butterflies Are Placed on IUCN Red List

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All the world’s freshwater dolphins are now under threat of extinction, following news that an Amazon species has been added to the IUCN's endangered list