Vertebrate and Insect Extinctions in the 21st Century

Amphibians are in the worst shape of any vertebrate group. The second Global Amphibian Assessment, published in 2023, found ...
WVEC

Are fireflies going extinct? Experts weigh in

MISSOURI, USA — Lights in the Midwest's summer nights have grown dimmer over the past decades. The glowing flicks of fireflies, or lightning bugs, trigger nostalgia and deeply held childhood memories ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fernbank exhibit zooms in on beautiful, endangered insects

Tucked deep in Fernbank’s WildWoods trail, Levon Biss’ special touring macrophotography exhibit “Extinct and Endangered: Insects in Peril” features large prints of the United Kingdom photographer’s ...
Yahoo

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect that had been considered extinct for more than 80 years. The zoo is among six institutions ...
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Researchers stunned after rediscovering thought-to-be-extinct 'living fossil' in natural park: 'An exceptional amount of force was required'

The Miami Herald has reported some good evolutionary news about Cape Verde. A once-declared-extinct insect has been found throughout the mountains on one of its islands. The archipelago nation sits ...
Forbes

How The World’s Rarest Insect Came Back From The Dead. Hint: It Was Rediscovered On A Volcano

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Lord Howe stick insect (Dryococelus australis) was ...
BGR

Scientists Just Rediscovered A Rare Insect We Thought Went Extinct 20 Years Ago

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an ...
Click2Houston

Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

A body was found in Greens Bayou along the East Freeway (I-10) near the Cloverleaf area of Houston on March 16, 2026. PRAGUE – The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival ...
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Prague Zoo joins the effort to ensure the survival of a rare insect once considered extinct

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