With an update of the wildlife Red List, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned that several species in the world are in acute danger due to numerous reasons.

IUCN’s Red List puts focus back on world's endangered species

Nearly 30 percent of the 138,374 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List are at risk of extinction, the global conservation body reported Saturday.

Wildlife on a glidepath to 'mass extinction': Red List chief

African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday (March 25), as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching.

African elephants face growing risk of extinction - Red List