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#1227942019-10-30
Twelve percent of SA species are threatened - report
A global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystems services has confirmed that species around the world are in rapid decline and 20% of them face extinction.
Meeting
#5658News Headlines
#1207712019-04-15
Turtles' absence from Nicaraguan stronghold raises alarm for fu
Every year, from November through March, leatherback sea turtles arrive to the secluded shores of the Río Escalante Chacocente wildlife reserve on Nicaragua’s Pacific coast to lay their eggs.
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#1229382019-11-08
Turtle dove flies towards extinction as numbers halve in UK
The turtle dove, Britain’s most endangered bird, continues to plummet towards extinction, its numbers having halved over five years, according to the latest data.
Side Event
#2656COP 11
2012-10-17
Turning the corner on tiger conservation
The event will showcase progress the 13 range state governments and other important stakeholders have made on following up to the commitments made at the International Tiger forum in St. Petersburg (the Tiger Summit) in 2010. The event will highlight the positive examples from the field, and r ...
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#1321692021-12-14
Turkey steps up fight to protect endangered species
Turkey is eyeing a new action plan to preserve its biodiversity with a focus on endangered species across its rich flora and fauna with a government project launched in cooperation with the European Union, serving as the first step of a comprehensive plan.
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#1218722019-08-13
Trump Administration Makes Major Changes To Protections For Endangered Species
In a move that critics say will hurt plants, animals and other species as they face mounting threats, the Trump administration is making major changes to how the Endangered Species Act is implemented.
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#1297482021-07-28
Treasure of Nature: Wonderland famous for peaks and high biodiversity
Stretching over more than 26,000 hectares in central China's Hunan Province, the main draw of Zhangjiajie is the Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area.
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#1297462021-07-28
Trafficking for traditional medicine threatens the Philippine porcupine
In the rapidly shrinking lowland forests of Palawan Island, the Philippine porcupine (Hystrix pumila) can be found under tree buttresses, foraging for fallen root crops and fruits. Endemic to Palawan and neighboring islands, Philippine porcupines can grow up to (66.5 cm or 26.18 inches) long, an ...
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#1219922019-08-22
Trade in giraffes to be regulated for first time: CITES
GENEVA (Reuters) - Countries voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to regulate international trade in giraffes, an endangered species, and in their body parts, overcoming objections by southern African states and drawing praise from conservationists.
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#1321012021-12-08
Tourist selfies risk passing deadly viruses onto critically endangered orangutans
COVID-19 not only affects humans; our closest relatives, the great apes, are also at risk. A team of experts, including Oxford Brookes University researchers say that jungle trekkers could be risking the lives of Critically Endangered species of orangutans, by passing on human viruses like COVID-19.
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#1248022020-03-20
To save Cross River gorillas, EU-funded program aims to empower communities
By supporting programs aimed at securing the economic well-being of communities in Nigeria’s Cross River state, the European Union hopes to help protect Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla diehli), Africa’s most threatened great ape.
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#1187642018-11-01
Tiny frog takes giant leap for the world's endangered species
Humans have proven adept at wiping out vast numbers of animals. Can we atone by saving species through captivity breeding?
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#1283472021-04-30
Time is running out for embattled Pacific leatherback sea turtles
Clear-skied, low-wind summer days are rare off the coast of California. But they’re a blessing if you’re a researcher tracking down critically endangered leatherback sea turtles.
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#1234372019-12-13
Tigers Extinct in Laos
Are tigers extinct in Laos?That’s the conclusion of a detailed new study that found no evidence wild tigers still exist in the country.What researchers did find during a five-year camera survey of the biodiversity-rich Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area was evidence of snares — lots and l ...
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#1244472020-03-02
Thwarting the illegal wildlife trade
The illegal trade in products from endangered species is on the rise, and the UK’s exit from the EU raises questions over our participation in different international information sharing schemes on the illegal wildlife trade (IWT).
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#1305072021-09-22
Three Pregnant Killer Whales Might Save Their Population From the Brink of Extinction
Aerial drones have been used by scientists to monitor the populations of critically endangered animals such as killer whales. Doctors Holly Fearnbach of SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research and Doctor John Durban of Southall Environmental Associates of Washington state had discovered t ...
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#1241342020-02-11
Three Endangered Indian Species to be Added to Protected Migratory Species List
India is all set to host the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) in Gandhinagar from February 15 to 22. The theme of the conference is, "migratory species connect the planet and together we welco ...
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#1223992019-09-27
Threatened tortoises: Stopping the fast extinction of a slow-moving creature
The pet trade, traditional remedies and a hunger for meat are driving the elongated tortoise to extinction. One conservation center in Cambodia is trying to revive the species in the wild with a tortoise breeding scheme.
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#1238022020-01-20
Threatened species hit hard by Australia's bushfires
Australia's bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals, including 32 critically endangered species, the government said Monday.
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#1268422021-02-03
Threatened species at risk from Kangaroo Island bushfire in area untouched by 2020 inferno
A fire on Kangaroo Island is threatening a vital refuge for threatened species left untouched by last summer’s bushfires. The blaze is threatening one of the only patches of bushland on the west of the island to have escaped ecological devastation when bushfires burned more than a third of the i ...
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#2229COP 10
2010-10-22
Threatened Ecosystems, Vulnerable People
This event will showcase two of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management’s latest flagship products: the recently-initiated process to develop categories and criteria for assessing the conservation status of ecosystems, and a new publication on ecosystems and climate adaptation – the latest i ...
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#1320842021-12-07
Thousands of turtles lay eggs on Nicaraguan coast
Thousands of sea turtles laid their eggs on Nicaragua's coast over the weekend under the watchful eye of the army, which protects the nests from possible predators -- including humans.
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#1333622022-02-21
Thousands of endangered Burren pine trees planted in Clare as part of biodiversity project
More than 7,000 native Irish trees, including 1,800 saplings of the endangered Burren pine, have been distributed to landowners in County Clare as part of a new biodiversity initiative that aims to create dozens of mini woodlands across the county.
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#1206942019-04-09
This deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world
In the 1970s, frogs in remote regions of Australia and Central America began to suddenly disappear. Researchers investigated whether climate change, UV radiation, or pollution caused the disappearance, but they didn’t find a clear explanation until a small team in northern Queensland realized th ...
Meeting
#5963Thirty-first meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
31 May - 4 June 2021, Online, Switzerland
Meeting
#6313Third Meeting of Signatories to the Raptors MOU
3 - 6 July 2023, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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#1324252022-01-12
They live for a century and clean our rivers, but freshwater mussels are dying in droves
Freshwater mussels are dying suddenly and in the thousands, with each mass death event bringing these endangered molluscs closer to extinction. Tragically, these events rarely get noticed.
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#1201682019-03-01
These endangered bats are being killed by the thousands—here’s why
Mauritius, a Small island nation east of Madagascar, is known for its postcard-perfect beaches, warm hospitality, and cultural diversity. And it’s known for the dodo, the poster child for human-driven extinction. Mauritius has also lost more than 130 other lesser known plants and animals, from g ...
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#1203842019-03-15
These countries are the most dangerous for wildlife
The biggest killers of wildlife globally are unsustainable hunting and harvesting, and the conversion of huge swathes of natural habitat into farms, housing estates, roads and other industrial activities. There is little doubt that these threats are driving the current mass extinction crisis.
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#1298302021-08-09
These are the twelve endangered animals around the world
Of 8,300 known animal species, 8% are extinct and 22% are endangered. These United Nations figures place the planet on the brink of what some scientists now call "the sixth mass extinction." The impact of human action on ecosystems is causing many species to disappear, with irreversible harm to ...
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#1303422021-09-09
The world's largest living lizard is now endangered due to climate change
The world’s largest living lizard species is moving closer to extinction as rising sea levels fueled by climate change threatens its habitat.
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#1191502018-12-20
The true story of how 96 endangered sea turtle hatchlings survived a New York City beach
July 12 saw highs in the mid-80s in New York City this year — a typically hot, muggy NYC summer day. Perfect beach weather, in other words. It was a Thursday, so there probably wouldn’t have been too big of a crowd, but luckily there were at least a few beachgoers out at West Beach, near the wes ...
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#1344442022-05-13
The slender-snouted crocodile savior: Q&A with Whitley Award winner Emmanuel Amoah
Baby West African slender-snouted crocodiles come into the world doubly watched over. Females of the species, Mecistops cataphractus, guard their nests on the riverbanks in the Tano River Basin until they hear the hatchlings squeak. Then they uncover them, take the hatchlings gently in their jaw ...
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#1200202019-02-19
The six steps urgently needed to save Irish biodiversity
One in four species in Ireland is under threat of extinction – radical action must be taken. The Living Planet Report 2018 reported that there has been an astonishingly steep fall of 60 per cent in biodiversity across the globe over the last 40 years. More than 50 experts from academia, policy, ...
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#1343612022-05-11
The population of once an endangered specie, ‘Turkman wild goat’ growing in Pakistan
The population of the Turkman wild goat also known as Sindh ibex has shown significant growth in Pakistan in the last decade due to a blanket ban on hunting and the protection provided by local communities.
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#1249282020-03-30
The next great threat to Brazil’s golden lion tamarin: Yellow fever
In April 2018, workers with the Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado, a Brazilian NGO dedicated to the protection of the golden lion tamarin, found one of the endangered primates, apparently sick and unable to climb trees, lying on the forest floor in Aldeia, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of R ...
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#1225182019-10-03
The loss of biodiversity, its importance and preservation actions
The UN's Biodiversity chief said in 2018 that we have a few years to protect nature's diversity or else be the first species to document our own extinction. Biodiversity — made up of ecosystems, species and genetic diversity — is in danger globally. Up to one million plants and animals now face ...
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#1250202020-04-08
The link between virus spillover, wildlife extinction and the environment
As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, a common question is, can infectious diseases be connected to environmental change? Yes, indicates a new study. Exploitation of wildlife by humans through hunting, trade, habitat degradation and urbanization facilitates close contact between wildlife and hum ...
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#1198202019-02-07
The killing of large species is pushing them towards extinction, study finds
The vast majority of the world’s largest species are being pushed towards extinction, with the killing of the heftiest animals for meat and body parts the leading cause of decline, according to a new study.
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#1296682021-07-26
The insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’
I have been fascinated by insects all my life. One of my earliest memories is of finding, at the age of five or six, some stripy yellow-and-black caterpillars feeding on weeds in the school playground. I put them in my empty lunchbox, and took them home. Eventually they transformed into handsome ...
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#1279612021-04-07
The horror safari: why was Francis Bacon so triggered by dead elephants?
When the great painter died, 200 macabre photographs of elephant carcasses were found in his studio. They were by Peter Beard – and they propelled the artist into the heart of darkness
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#1309562021-10-19
The critically endangered Māui dolphin is a conservation priority—uncertainty shouldn't stop action to save it
The world's rarest marine dolphin, Māui, is found only along the west coast of the North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. Based on our surveys over the last two summers, during which we collected small tissue samples for DNA analysis, we estimate there are currently only 54 Māui dolphins over one ...
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#1326672022-01-20
The bears and the bees: How honey is helping to save the spectacled bear
A bear cub with distinctive yellow circling about the eyes is caught on camera, deep in the dry forests of the Andes mountain range in Bolivia. Beside it, a glimpse of the shaggy black fur of its mother.
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#1216432019-07-19
The ambitious plan to recover and rewild the feisty, dwarf cow
Although critically endangered, the population of tamaraw has stabilized and grown over the last two decades.
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#1208842019-04-30
The United States May List Giraffes as an Endangered Species
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans to conduct in-depth review of the popular animal’s threat status
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#1280702021-04-20
The U.S. reptile most at risk from rising seas is one you likely haven’t heard of
At just 5 centimers, or 2 inches, from nose to tail, the Florida reef gecko is so frail that handling it with bare hands is enough to tear its skin. That makes catching it a tricky task: to do so safely, biologists wiggle their fingers in the leaf litter and look beneath cover — such as sabal pa ...
Side Event
#2860COP 11
2012-10-10
The South Asia Regional Vulture Recovery Programme
Over the last 20 years, South Asia has witnessed the precipitous decline of three vulture species: the white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis); the Indian vulture (Gyps indicus); and the slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris). Once numbering in the tens of millions, the combined population o ...
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#1342642022-05-04
The Devil’s Hole pupfish has paddled back from the brink in a hellish desert domain
How the Devil’s Hole pupfish has survived for centuries in a spa-like cistern cloistered by a barren rock mountain in Death Valley National Park remains a biological mystery.
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#1268952021-02-08
The Case for Nature
We have brought the natural world and its diversity to a breaking point. Dinyar Godrej surveys the damage and explores how we need to act to repair it.