IUCN

Over a Fifth of Greece’s Wildlife Is Critically Endangered

More than a fifth of the 11,500 endangered animal, plant, and fungi species in Greece are "critically endangered" and thus are under threat of extinction a re-evaluation of the country's Red List has found. The Environment Ministry published the revised...

Scimitar-Horned Oryx Returns to the Wild After 23-Year Extinction

The scimitar-horned oryx, a type of antelope once thought to be extinct in the wild, has seen a positive change in its status. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has downgraded its classification from 'Extinct in the...

Mediterranean Monk Seals Make Comeback in Aegean, No Longer 'Critically Endangered'

In a rare piece of environmental good news, the Hellenic Society for the Study & Protection of the Monk Seal (MOm) on Monday announced that the seal (Monachus monachus) has made an unlooked-for comeback in the Aegean, with its...