Bats are an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group accounting for roughly a fifth of
mammalian diversity worldwide. Many of the threats bats face (eg, habitat loss, bushmeat …

Large wild herbivores are crucial to ecosystems and human societies. We highlight the 74
largest terrestrial herbivore species on Earth (body mass≥ 100 kg), the threats they face …

Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for
informing conservation action,. Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes …

Global biodiversity loss is a critical environmental crisis, yet the lack of spatial data on
biodiversity threats has hindered conservation strategies. Theory predicts that abrupt …

Terrestrial mammals are experiencing a massive collapse in their population sizes and
geographical ranges around the world, but many of the drivers, patterns and consequences …

The highly distinctive and mostly endemic Australian land mammal fauna has suffered an
extraordinary rate of extinction (> 10% of the 273 endemic terrestrial species) over the last∼ …

Abstract Aichi Target 12 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) contains the aim to
'prevent extinctions of known threatened species'. To measure the degree to which this was …

Global biodiversity change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time.
Here, we review current scientific knowledge on global biodiversity change and identify the …

A prominent signal of the Anthropocene is the extinction and population reduction of the
megabiota—the largest animals and plants on the planet. However, we lack a predictive …

Large terrestrial carnivores are an ecologically important, charismatic and highly
endangered group of species. Here, we assess the importance of prey depletion as a driver …