In the United Kingdom, the fungus has yet to appear, but habitat destruction remains a major threat.

CNN: Architects building dream homes for bats

This week's unusual twist comes in the shape of a paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), which suggests a very different relationship between two of the major amphibian threats: loss of habitat, and the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.

BBC: Double whammy for the disappearing frogs

The Eurasian lynx has disappeared from much of its original habitat and where populations are starting to recover, conflict with people remains a major stumbling block.

CNN: Group mounts image makeover for endangered carnivores

One major reason the Caribbean is so vulnerable is that many species are found only within a small habitat on just one island.

NPR: Alarm Over Vanishing Frogs In The Caribbean

Most scientific evidence points to a major decrease in smolt-to-adult survival, which occurs in the migration corridor and in ocean and estuary habitat, he said.

CNN: Dam removal: Too little, too late for salmon?