International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Built World

Tracking 172,620 species through Red List assessments

Cranes returned to Scotland in 2012 for the first time in 500 years. Wolves now number over 21,500 across Europe, up 58% in a decade. The green sea turtle just dropped from endangered to least concern. Across the continent, species once written off as lost are staging dramatic comebacks.

Updated Jan 9