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Rhinoceros Horns Worth Over $3 Million Seized in Malaysia

By Julia Zorthian

Traditional Chinese Medicine Unable to Stop Rare Animal Trade

By Charlie Campbell / Beijing and Mong La, Burma

See 17 Animals on the Verge of Going Extinct

By Justin Worland

One in Five Plant Species 'Endangered,' Says Report

By Simon Lewis
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China's Love of Hunting Worries Conservationists

Experts fear that more havoc could be wreaked on global wildlife populations

By Yang Siqi / Beijing

Conservationists Declare Tigers 'Functionally Extinct' in Cambodia

The Cambodian government announced a plan to reintroduce the species to the region

By Daniel White

Sumatran Rhino Deemed Extinct in Malaysia

The survival of the species now depends on fewer than 100 rhinos in Indonesia

By Julia Zorthian

Wolves Have Officially Returned to California

And that's a good thing

By Maya Rhodan

More Than 40 Lions Get Hunted in Zimbabwe Each Year

Angry about Cecil? Get ready to be angrier

By Alissa Greenberg

This Guy Just Killed an Endangered Black Rhino After Paying $350,000

Warning: The video contains material that some viewers may find distressing

By Helen Regan

The Problem With U.S. Wildlife Protection Efforts

'It’s up to us to make sure these species have a place to live'

By Justin Worland

Burmese Pythons Are Taking Over the Everglades

Burmese pythons aren't your normal predators

By Bryan Walsh

See Photos of Endangered Species from the 1960s

Meet Zata, Henry and Hilda, who took a star turn in LIFE as the magazine documented efforts to restore populations of oryxes, ocelots, orangutans, okapi and more

By Eliza Berman

Australia's Mammals on Brink of 'Extinction Calamity'

11 percent of the country's 273 native mammals have gone extinct since 1788

By Nolan Feeney

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 6

1. China is the key to solving the problem of North Korea. By Christopher Hill in Project Syndicate 2. Squeezing cells to make their walls temporarily permeable could open the door to new cancer and...

By The Aspen Institute

Unique Australian Turtle Is Critically Endangered

The turtle breathes out of its butt

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The Unexpected Animal Group Dying from Climate Change

It's affecting more than mammals

By World Science Festival

Here Are 4 More Vulnerable Fish to Avoid Next Time You're at the Sushi Bar

Pacific bluefin tuna, Chinese pufferfish, American eels and Chinese cobras named by conservationists as risking extinction due to overfishing

By Dan Kedmey

Crimson on White: Hunting the Polar Bear

The images of a polar-bear hunt will be hard to view, but life in Canada's impoverished Inuit communities is just as hard

Invasive Species Aren't Always the Enemy

The usual policy with invasive species is to eradicate them whenever possible. But in a changing world, that may not be possible

By Bryan Walsh
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