Iucn Red List

status

Across all major taxonomic assessments, a substantial proportion of the world’s turtle species are at risk of extinction. According to the IUCN Red List, the best available ve...

conservation

In 2025, species move off endangered lists through deliberate conservation that measurably increases populations and reduces threats. Being downlisted or delisted reflects verif...

Animals/Wildlife

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List and is protected under national and international law. While some populations are increasing,...

endangered-species

Sea turtles as a group were first identified as facing significant risk in the mid-20th century, but formal listings under U.S. and international frameworks began in the 1970s....

conservation

An endangered animal is a species at very high risk of extinction in the wild. In 2026, this term is defined primarily by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUC...

Biodiversity

Animals that went extinct in 2022 include several freshwater mussels, a snail, a fish, and a few other species for which the last known individuals did not survive in the wild o...

environment

In 2021, multiple species were confirmed extinct through rigorous scientific assessment, highlighting the irreversible loss of biodiversity. Extinction is declared only after ex...

environment

When we ask about the latest animal to go extinct, we are asking for a point in time when the last known individual of a species died and no reasonable possibility remains for t...

Status Updates

As of late 2025, no species has been confirmed extinct in 2025 with peer-reviewed, authoritative documentation released through major IUCN channels and multilateral conservation...

science-environment

In 2025, conservation authorities formally confirmed the extinction of several species across taxa and regions. Notable losses include the Christmas Island pipistrelle, last see...