Endangered Species | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/endangered-species/RSS feed for Endangered SpeciesenThu, 24 Jul 2025 19:44:24 +0000Scientists Feared the World's Smallest Snake Had Gone Extinct. They Just Found It Againhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-feared-the-worlds-smallest-snake-had-gone-extinct-they-just-found-it-again-180987044/When fully grown, the Barbados threadsnake is only three to four inches long—shorter than many earthwormsThu, 24 Jul 2025 19:44:24 +0000Scavenger Animals Are in Trouble, and That Could Spell Bad News for Human Healthhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scavenger-animals-are-in-trouble-and-that-could-spell-bad-news-for-human-health-180986845/More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that could lead to a rise in zoonotic diseasesWed, 18 Jun 2025 19:57:40 +0000The World’s 'Most Trafficked Mammal' Might Soon Be Protected by the U.S. Endangered Species Acthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-most-trafficked-mammal-might-soon-be-protected-on-the-us-endangered-species-act-180986832/The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing seven species of pangolin, often poached for their scales and meat, as endangeredTue, 17 Jun 2025 20:34:39 +0000Why Has This North Carolina Town Embraced a Strange Salamander?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-has-this-north-carolina-town-embraced-a-strange-salamander-180986824/The city of Boone has put a giant mural of the eastern hellbender downtown and its residents often imbibe a local Hazy IPA named after the amphibianMon, 16 Jun 2025 19:43:09 +0000Scientists Are Using Drones to Unleash Thousands of Mosquitoes in Hawaii in a Bid to Save Native Birds. Here's How It Workshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-are-using-drones-to-unleash-thousands-of-mosquitoes-in-hawaii-in-a-bid-to-save-native-birds-heres-how-it-works-180986821/The lab-raised, non-biting male mosquitoes are meant to breed with the invasive ones on the islands and produce sterile eggs that will help suppress avian malariaMon, 16 Jun 2025 19:24:04 +0000A Tiny Endangered Creature That 'Moves Like Greased Lightning' Has Been Found in an Unexpected Placehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-tiny-endangered-creature-that-moves-like-greased-lightning-has-been-found-in-an-unexpected-place-180986749/Trail cameras captured an elusive Leadbeater's possum in the Australian state of New South Wales, where they were thought to be locally extinctThu, 05 Jun 2025 19:59:56 +0000