Sir David names the top 10 endangered species for his ark

Richard Gray, London Sir David Attenborough has chosen some lesser-known species for attention.

Ray of hope for endangered species

Steve Jacobs The leopard ray can't change its spots although the leopard shark changes its stripes into spots. Both have recently changed homes, though.

Sunken ship oil spill leaves endangered species at risk

Rania Spooner and Courtney Trenwith An emergency plan has been activated to respond to a sunken ship that is spilling oil and phosphate off the coast of Christmas Island, creating a potential environmental disaster.

List koalas as endangered species: Greens

The seemingly lazy ways of Australia's koalas need to be preserved under federal laws, the Australian Greens say.

Indigenous input essential to survival of endangered species

Melissa Lahoud GREEN turtles and dugongs have been on the global ''red list'' of threatened species for many years, but the situation is looking up for Australian populations as a community-based protection...

Capture of rare rhino delivers last hope of saving endangered species

Malaysian wildlife authorities say the capture of a young female Borneo Sumatran rhino has given them a last chance to save the species from extinction.

Vanishing point fast approaching for thousands of endangered species

A fifth of all vertebrates face extinction unless action is taken, writes Jonathan Watts.

'Charm-deficient' Australian species in danger

Brisbane In the race for survival, charisma is everything.

Endangered whale used for Japan dog treats

Meat from endangered whales caught by Icelandic hunters is being sold in Japan as luxury dog treats, environmental campaigners said Tuesday.

Push for hunters to cull wild horses

National parks' officials want professional hunters to be able to cull feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.

Mermaid makes a splash to help sea creatures

Jackie Dent The water polo team has left for the night and the lights at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre have been turned off.

Environmentalists suing state government over threatened species

Tom Arup Environmentalists have launched Supreme Court action suing the state government over a failure to draw up plans for the survival of threatened species.

No horn of plenty

Anthony Ham The battle to save the African rhinoceros has all the ingredients for a Hollywood thriller. There are armed baddies with good guys in hot pursuit. There is a hint of glamour.

History-making orangutan killed by a snake

Semeru, the first male zoo-born orangutan in the world to be released back into the wild, has died from a deadly snake bite.

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Elephant hit in circus drive-by shooting

An elephant in the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was injured in a drive-by shooting in Mississippi on Tuesday and police were searching for suspects in the attack, law enforcement...

Meet the National Zoo's new rock star in residence

Michael Worrall Coming face-to-face with a Tamarin is not an experience anyone will quickly forget.

Scientists look to past to save possum's future

Nicky Phillips Endangered species experts plan to save the mountain pygmy possum from becoming the continent's first climate-change victim.

Extinct frog hops back into the gene pool

Nicky Phillips In what may be considered an early Easter miracle, an extinct species of native frog has begun its rise from the dead.

Google urged to remove ads for ivory, whale products

Conservationists have urged Google to remove thousands of ads promoting products made from endangered whales and elephants.

Thai cop arrested with 20 elephant tusks

A Thai policeman has been arrested after he was caught trying to smuggle 20 elephant tusks, officials say.