Iucn Red List

Animals & Wildlife

Across their native range in Central and South America, sloths are not currently classified as globally extinct or in a state of immediate ecosystem collapse. However, conservat...

Conservation

No sea turtle species is globally extinct, but all seven living species face varying degrees of extinction risk. Hawksbills and Kemp’s ridleys are classified as Critically End...

Status Updates

Some penguin species are endangered because of warming oceans, melting sea ice, overfishing, pollution, and disturbance on breeding coasts. Understanding which populations are a...

conservation-status

Across global assessments tracked into 2025, more than 150,000 species have been evaluated for their risk of extinction. Of these, roughly 43,000 are listed as threatened on the...

Conservation

The 2025 endangered species list reflects the most current scientific assessment of populations at risk of extinction across regions and taxonomic groups. These lists are not st...

environment

Sea turtle populations worldwide remain under pressure, though status varies by species, region, and management intensity. Of the seven recognized species, six are listed as thr...

endangered-species

When a species is listed as endangered, it faces a high risk of extinction across all or a significant portion of its range. For sea turtles, this status reflects long‑term po...

Status Updates

Humans are not classified as an endangered species on any IUCN Red List or national endangered species list. While human population growth has had wide ecological impacts, we ar...

science-environment

Great white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) are not currently listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. They are classified globally as Vulnerable , whi...

biodiversity

When people ask about the most endangered animal in the world in 2025, they are usually asking which species is closest to extinction right now. In conservation science, this is...