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giant panda
A pangolin walks through grass with a blue circle around it and the word "endangered" written in white across the image.
Edith's checkerspot alula mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) axolotl Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in Guam
Which bee species really need saving?
IUCN categories cardboard palm Svalbard Global Seed Vault rusty patched bumblebee bald eagle
A bald eagle on a white column with a blue ribbon labeled "national bird," against a faded U.S. map background.
Gloved hand holds a vial with penguin feces; two Magellanic penguins look on from the right, with emphasis marks on the sample.
Ka‘u silversword snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
View a discussion on efforts to save the endangered giant panda at the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C.
Learn about the golden lion tamarins and efforts at the National Zoological Park to save the endangered species
Can cloning save endangered species?
Hear how the physical appearance of certain animals influence in saving endangered species at the expense of rational conservation approach
“Bluefin Tunas and the Problem of Overfishing” “Losing the Vaquita in the Northern Gulf of California: What Would It Mean?” “The Incredible Shrinking World of the Polar Bear”
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Meet the endangered pangolin
The pangolin is the only mammal in the world covered in scales.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Which bee species really need saving?
Learn about which of 20,000 species of bees are at risk of extinction.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Why is the bald eagle the U.S. national bird?
The bald eagle is a conservation success story—and a national symbol.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How penguin poop can lead to conservation
This research is anything but a load of crap.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
View a discussion on efforts to save the endangered giant panda at the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C.
A discussion of efforts to save endangered species, notably the giant panda, at the...
Video: Great Museums Television (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Learn about the golden lion tamarins and efforts at the National Zoological Park to save the endangered species
A discussion of the efforts to save endangered species, notably the golden lion tamarin,...
Video: Great Museums Television (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Can cloning save endangered species?
Overview of the potential use of cloning in conservation of species.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Hear how the physical appearance of certain animals influence in saving endangered species at the expense of rational conservation approach
The role that physical appearance plays in the prioritization of saving endangered...
Video: © MinuteEarth (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Images

giant panda
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) feeding in a bamboo forest, Sichuan...
Wolfshead—Ben Osborne/Ardea London
Edith's checkerspot
Edith's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha), native to North America. Two subspecies...
© Kerry Hargrove/Shutterstock.com
alula
Alula (Brighamia insignis), a rare and critically endangered plant native...
© Pavaphon Supanantananont/Shutterstock.com
mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei)
Adult male mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) in Virunga National...
© erwinf—iStock/Getty Images
axolotl
Albino axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
© Paul Starosta—Stone
Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in Guam
A wildlife specialist holding a brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) that...
Master Sgt. Lance Cheung/U.S. Air Force
IUCN categories
After a species is evaluated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
cardboard palm
Cardboard palm (Zamia furfuracea), an endangered cycad listed on the IUCN...
© Wagner Campelo/Shutterstock.com
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault safeguards the biodiversity of the seeds of the world's...
© Dale Shelton/Dreamstime.com
rusty patched bumblebee
Rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) on wild bergamot. The insect is...
Jill Utrup/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
bald eagle
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Alexander Sprunt, IV
Ka‘u silversword
The Ka‘u silversword (Argyroxiphium kauense) is an endangered plant found...
© kuma/stock.adobe.com
snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia)
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia), a carnivore that...
© wyssu/stock.adobe.com
zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum)
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has listed...
© Gerard Soury—The Image Bank/Getty Images

Podcasts

“Bluefin Tunas and the Problem of Overfishing”
John Rafferty of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses the Atlantic and Pacific bluefin,...
“Losing the Vaquita in the Northern Gulf of California: What Would It Mean?”
John Rafferty of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses the challenges of protecting the...
“The Incredible Shrinking World of the Polar Bear”
John Rafferty of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses the polar bear, a mammal that...