Amphibian Populations Seen Dwindling
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Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.
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Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small fury creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.
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PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador  - While scientists search for a mate for "Lonesome George" -- the last known survivor of a species of Galapagos tortoise -- some say the effort to fend off extinction may be in vain.
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Global biodiversity is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and the prognosis given by one of the world&#39;s leading conservation bodies, at the opening of a major environment conference here, is alarming.
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Scientists are trying to figure out why the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests has declined significantly over the past seven years.
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Global warming could cut a swathe through the planet's species over the coming centuries, warns a study released Wednesday that shows a link between rising temperatures and mass extinctions reaching back half a billion years.
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THE number of wild animals across the world has plummeted by 40 per cent in the past 30 years because of changes in the way humans are living.
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Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of poor habitat, conservationists warn.
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According to the first global assessment of amphibians, disease, climate change and habitat loss are threatening one-third of the world&#39;s fragile species of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
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Australian scientists once marveled at an unusual frog that could turn off its gastric juices and brood its young in its stomach. But by 1981, the Southern gastric-brooding frog had completely disappeared.
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The world&#39;s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, the recognized global watchdog on endangered species said Wednesday in announcing its annual list of most vulnerable wildlife.
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More than 15,000 species, from sharks to frogs to fir trees, are facing extinction and the total is rising faster than ever before, conservationists and scientists said Wednesday.
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Almost a third of the world&#39;s frogs, toads, salamanders and other amphibians are threatened with extinction within 100 years, according to a study.
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Walking leashed dogs along woodland paths leads to a significant reduction in the number and diversity of birds in the area, a new study suggests.
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About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction in a new sign of the world&#39;s deteriorating environment, according to researchers who carried out a global census.
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Washington - About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction, according to researchers who carried out a global census.
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By JUDY O'ROURKE  SANTA CLARITA -- Bird counts for many common species nationwide - - including several found in Santa Clarita -- have shrunk by more than half in the past three decades, according to findings released recently.