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#124221
2020-02-18

“There is no fish in the ocean”: Declining catch worries fishers in southern Karnataka

January 18th, 2020. It is a hot Saturday afternoon in Sasihithlu, a small fishing village in southern Karnataka. At 12:30 PM, the sun is directly above us, glaring through a largely cloudless sky. Surya Salian, 62, gathers his cast net for a final throw. He enters the still blue water until it i ...

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#130754
2021-10-13

“Knowledge can save species.”

Walter Jetz and Martin Wikelski explain in an interview why species conservation receives less attention than climate protection

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#125152
2020-04-17

‘We have to find a different way of living’: Jane Goodall on the covid-19 crisis

The well-known primatologist speaks to Lounge on the need to protect endangered species, respect nature, and prepare for future outbreaks The well-known primatologist speaks to Lounge on the need to protect endangered species, respect nature, and prepare for future outbreaks.

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#128587
2021-05-12

‘There were tears’: Death of newborn tiger cub a painful loss for Toronto Zoo staff

Zookeeper Ryan Hegarty chokes up as he talks about the newborn Amur tiger cub that had to be euthanized this weekend at the Toronto Zoo after becoming ill.

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#133929
2022-04-06

‘Resilient’ leatherback turtles can survive fishing rope entanglements. Mostly

Leatherback turtles are highly vulnerable to getting entangled in lobster pot fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts. A new study now shows that they can largely survive these entanglements — if they’re reached by rescuers in time, and their injuries are treatable.

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#126213
2020-12-14

‘Moving a giraffe is a delicate process’: rising waters threaten Kenya's wildlife

Marooned giraffes, fleeing flamingoes and stranded impalas: in recent years the rising water levels in east Africa’s Rift Valley lakes have become the norm, displacing people, threatening wildlife and submerging schools and hotels.

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#123716
2020-01-15

‘Land of Cats’ a biodiversity powerhouse – for now

Just last month leopards were declared extinct in Laos. They have disappeared from Vietnam and are likely to go extinct in Cambodia. Tigers also have vanished from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Other cat species are not faring much better, falling victim to poachers’ snares and developers’ roads, ...

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#122975
2019-11-13

‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn

The “unnoticed insect apocalypse” should set alarm bells ringing, according to conservationists, who said that without a halt there will be profound consequences for humans and all life on Earth.

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#124595
2020-03-10

‘I swapped my gun for binoculars’: India’s hunters turn to conservation

It is Sunday in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, and like many Naga, Gwasinlo Thong has spent the morning in church. A tall, elegant man in a crisp navy suit, he hands over a bag of guava from his garden as we sit down to talk.

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#132969
2022-02-07

‘Giant obstacle course’: call to reroute major shipping lanes to protect blue whales

Scientists and conservation groups are calling for one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes to be rerouted in an effort to protect the world’s largest animal.

News Headlines
#134290
2022-05-05

‘Canaries in the coalmine’: loss of birds signals changing planet

The world’s birds, described as the planet’s “canaries in the coalmine”, are disappearing in large numbers as the colossal impact of humanity on the Earth grows, a global review has found.

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#123314
2019-12-06

«البيئة»: إحباط تهريب 40 سلحفاة عند الحدود المصرية - السودانية

جحت وزارة البيئة ، فى إحباط تهريب 40 سلحفاة سودانية تم ضبطها عند الحدود المصريةلسودانية بحوزة اثنين من المهربين قبل دخولها البلاد لتهريبها، بعد ذلك للخارج، وتمتالإجراءات بالتعاون بين إدارة محميات الجنوب والجهات المعنية

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#125610
2020-11-09

Zoos should always bear in mind pandas are an endangered species

The China Wildlife Conservation Association announced on Thursday that they had sent an official letter to Everland Resort, a zoo based in the Republic of Korea, requesting that they stop allowing non-professionals to touch the pandas.

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#126291
2020-12-16

Zoos Victoria trials 'guardian dogs' to help protect endangered bandicoots from foxes

For about a year, McKinnon and Quinta have been watching a flock of sheep in a nature reserve in western Victoria.But the two Maremma dogs aren’t really there to look after 146 sheep.

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#133038
2022-02-09

Zoo Hires Marvin Gaye Impersonator to Help Endangered Monkeys 'Get It On'

A conservation park in Stafford, England recently hired a Marvin Gaye impersonator to help a population of endangered monkeys "get it on."

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#134786
2022-05-31

Year of the Tiger: Illegal trade thrives amid efforts to save wild tigers

In new, covert drone footage, tigers and bears pace inside prison-like cement and corrugated steel cages near a casino complex — a newly built, expanded commercial captive-breeding facility on the banks of the Mekong River in Laos.

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#123872
2020-01-22

Writers and scientists celebrate UK's 67 most endangered birds

From stories about capercaillies strutting around like “cocksure” hedge fund managers to corn buntings shrieking like old fruit sellers, Britain’s nature writers, artists and scientists have flocked together to create an illustrated book celebrating 67 of the country’s most endangered birds.

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#121943
2019-08-19

World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis

Giraffes, sharks, glass frogs - and the woolly mammoth - may get boosted protection at summit

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#126427
2020-12-22

World’s most endangered turtle finds new hope in Vietnam

The Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Asian Turtle Program (ATP) of Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have made dramatic progress to possibly prevent the extinction of the Swinhoe’s Softshell Turtle

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#126784
2021-02-01

World's smallest reptile fits on your fingertip

The Madagascar chameleon Brookesia nana measures half an inch long, and may be critically endangered.Meet Brookesia nana, an extremely tiny species of chameleon from the rainforests of northern Madagascar.

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#129811
2021-08-09

World's rarest rabbit spotted on Facebook

Everyone loves a picture of a pet rabbit, but when the cuddly creature in the photograph turns out to be a vanishingly rare species on the brink of extinction, it isn't only the bunny huggers who sit up and take notice.

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#127443
2021-03-02

World wildlife day: Cameroon's rich biodiversity face innumerable threats

Cameroon ranks fifth for fauna diversity and fourth for flora in Africa. But mushrooming bushmeat and international wildlife trade has pushed many species to the brink of extinction.

Meeting
#6206
Meeting
#6283

World Wildlife Day

3 March 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

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#6445

World Wildlife Day

3 March 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

Meeting
#5786

World Oceans Day 2018 (http://www.un.org/en/events/oceansday/)

8 June 2018, New York, United States of America

Meeting
#5970

World Migratory Bird Day 2020

9 May 2020, Bonn, Germany

Meeting
#5984

World Migratory Bird Day 2020

10 October 2020, Bonn, Germany

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#6088

World Migratory Bird Day (October)

9 October 2021, Bonn, Germany

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#6289

World Migratory Bird Day

14 May 2023, Bonn, Germany

Meeting
#6301

World Migratory Bird Day

8 October 2023, Bonn, Germany

News Headlines
#129866
2021-08-10

World Lion Day 2021: History and Significance

HOME» NEWS» LIFESTYLE» WORLD LION DAY 2021: HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE 2-MIN READ World Lion Day 2021: History and Significance World Lion Day is celebrated annually on August 10 each year. (Representative image: Shutterstock)World Lion Day is celebrated annually on August 10 each year. (Represent ...

Meeting
#5971

World Bee Day 2020

20 May 2020, New York, United States of America

Meeting
#3093

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) - 64th Annual Conference

4 - 8 October 2009, St. Louis, United States of America

News Headlines
#122523
2019-10-04

World Animal Day: Shocking Statistics Show the State of Global Wildlife Trade

Researchers have released shocking statistics which highlight the huge scale of the global wildlife trade in time for World Animal Day—an international day of action to raise awareness for animal rights and welfare.

News Headlines
#133013
2022-02-08

Wolves use trails created by humans for convenient hunting and easier access to prey

Zoom in and explore the northern boreal forests of western Canada on Google Earth and you'll see long straight lines making their way through the forest. These lines are cleared trails through the forest to extract resources, creating roads for forestry and seismic lines searching for undergroun ...

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#134051
2022-04-13

Wildlife trafficking thrives on Facebook despite pledge to fight illegal trade

Facebook remains a thriving marketplace for online wildlife trafficking despite the tech giant’s pledge to help combat the illegal trade, according to a new investigation.

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#127082
2021-02-15

Wildlife trafficking driving 'severe declines' in traded species, finds study

Wildlife populations decline by an average of 62% in areas where species are traded, pushing some closer to extinction, according to a new report.

News Headlines
#121922
2019-08-16

Wildlife summit to consider global ban on saiga antelope trade

The US and Mongolia are backing a ban on the trade of a critically endangered antelope that has seen its numbers on the central Asian steppes devastated by hunting and disease.

Side Event
#2519
COP 11
2012-10-12

Wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and Welfare as an essential wildlife conservation tool

The value of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing individual wild animals back into their ecosystem is often undervalued in the conservation debate. At the side event some outstanding examples contributing to the conservation of biodiversity will be presented and participants are invited to di ...

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#124957
2020-03-31

Wildlife rescue centres struggle to treat endangered species in coronavirus outbreak

Last Thursday morning Louisa Baillie drove down the five-kilometre dirt track that connects her jungle home in the Amazon rainforest to the main road. At the junction, she parked, hiking the rest of the way into Mera, a town of about 8,000 people.

News Headlines
#133716
2022-03-04

Wildlife population shrinking towards extinction

TEHRAN – The entire populations of wildlife species are shrinking and the remaining populations will go extinct in the near future unless humans change their practices.

Meeting
#2435

Wildlife DNA forensics training course

9 - 15 September 2006, Bangor, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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#128934
2021-05-31

Wild Tasmanian devils born on mainland Australia for 1st time in 3,000 years

Tasmanian devil joeys have been born in the wild on mainland Australia for the first time in over 3,000 years, according to Aussie Ark. Conservationists say it is a landmark moment in the effort to reintroduce the marsupials to the mainland.

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#123734
2020-01-15

Why we don't know how many mountain gorillas live in the wild

A new census—carried out by the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration (a coalition of governments, non-profits and conservationists) in 2018—shows that the population of mountain gorillas in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is now at 459, up from 400 in 2011. This could br ...

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#126946
2021-02-09

Why the platypus is starting to disappear

The platypus has been listed as endangered in South Australia and there has been a recommendation to list it as threatened in Victoria. Now researchers are pushing for nationwide threatened species status.

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#126072
2020-12-08

Why the fate of Scotland's salmon depends on its forests

Salmon are in decline around the world, from overfishing, disease and climate change. In Scotland, conservationists believe that forest restoration could be key to their survival.

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#120613
2019-04-02

Why the diversity of insects is crucial for maintaining crop yields

Many species of flower-visiting insect are in trouble in Britain, according to a new report from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) near Oxford, which drew on almost 750,000 observations of insects between 1980 and 2013. The study used population records of 353 wild bee and hoverfly spec ...

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