Mammals facing extinction threat

'Alarming' plight of coral reefs
One-third of the world's reef-building coral species are facing extinction, the first global assessment shows.

Sharks swim closer to extinction
More than half of the world's ocean-going sharks are at risk of extinction, says the world's official conservation agency.

UK's toads 'at risk' from fungus
Britain's native toad is at risk from a deadly infection that has driven many amphibians to extinction, say scientists.

Hairspray linked to birth defect
Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.

Beavers arrive for spring release
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.