The number of Australian animals ... There were 42 new additions to the national list of threatened species, including 21 animals, 20 plants and one threatened ecological community — the ...

There are 742 endangered Australian plants and animals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species, which grew by six species in the past year.

Asia and Australia. The largest rainforest, the Amazon, is located in South America. More than half of the Earth's species of animals and plants live in tropical rainforests, even though ...

They also support plant ... in the rainforest, with an estimated 80 percent of the world's diet originating from these lush, tropical areas. Here's a look at some of the most unique animal species ...

Australia's unique biodiversity is under siege. The national list of species threatened with extinction is growing, with eight animals and five plants added just last month. Among them is the pig ...