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#799232011-06-17
Over 900 species added to endangered list during past year
The past twelve months have seen 914 species added to the threatened list by the world's authority of species endangerment, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List.
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#797372011-06-13
Bangladesh plans special force to protect tigers
Bangladesh is setting up a special force to save the critically endangered Royal Bengal Tiger and other animals.
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#796302011-06-08
Cambodian monks help protect rare turtles
KRATIE, Cambodia - Cambodian monks and environmentalists launched a new conservation project on Wednesday to help save one of the world's rarest and largest freshwater turtles from extinction
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#4750Joint Meeting of the CBD Liaison Group on Bushmeat and the CITES Central Africa Bushmeat Working Group
7 - 10 June 2011, Nairobi, Kenya
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#795802011-06-07
Great Indian Bustard on brink of extinction
The Great Indian Bustard is on the brink of extinction, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced on Tuesday.
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#794992011-06-03
Mountain gorilla twins born in Rwanda
KIGALI — A mountain gorilla in northern Rwanda has given birth to twins, a rare occurrence for an endangered species whose numbers have dwindled to less than 800, officials said Friday.
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#794192011-06-01
Myanmar crucial to conservation of rare sandpiper
THE Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) and BirdLife International are hoping their conservation efforts in Myanmar can help pull the spoon-billed sandpiper from the brink of extinction.
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#793872011-05-31
Hundreds of rare antelopes die in Kazakhstan
ALMATY — More than 440 endangered Saiga antelopes were found dead in western Kazakhstan last week, suspected victims of the same epidemic that killed 12,000 animals last year, officials said on Monday.
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#793362011-05-27
All-white kiwi is a sign of hope for an endangered species in the land of the All Blacks
THE birth of a rare white kiwi has capped the most successful breeding season since efforts to save the endangered New Zealand bird began at a North Island sanctuary, wildlife authorities say.
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#793372011-05-27
Uluru skinks 'world's most social lizards'
Scientists have discovered that the Northern Territory's great desert skink is the only one of the world's 5,000 species of lizard that builds a home for its family.
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#792852011-05-26
International Collaboration Brings New Hope to Endangered Snow Leopards
The BBC Wildlife Fund (BBCWF) and two leading conservation organizations, Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) and Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF), are teaming up to launch a new program aimed at securing a healthy population of snow leopards across Asia.
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#791382011-05-20
LA Zoo successfully breeds endangered frog
Los Angeles Zoo officials say they have successfully bred the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog in an effort to save the species.
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#791392011-05-20
Orissa Women Lead Turtle Conservation Effort
The Chief Minister of Orissa has recently praised a federation of women’s self-help groups for having led the way to conserve the local turtle population, the Olive Ridley sea turtle.
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#791102011-05-19
Extinction rates 'overestimated', says study
Current extinction rate projections may be overestimating the role of habitat loss on species, a study suggest.
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#790882011-05-18
David Suzuki: It’s time to stop eating endangered animals like bluefin tuna
The bluefin tuna is large, fast, tasty, and rare. For those reasons, it’s highly prized by both commercial and sports fishers.
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#790532011-05-17
There's no magic number for saving endangered species
A new study offers hope for species such as the Siberian Tiger that might be considered 'too rare to save', so long as conservation efforts can target key threats.
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#790542011-05-17
Birth of endangered monkey hailed
A critically-endangered baby black lion tamarin is the first to have been bred outside Brazil for eight years - after being delivered by Caesarean section.
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#788992011-05-11
Deal aims to cut endangered species red tape
(Reuters) - Animals and plants that may deserve protection under the Endangered Species Act moved closer to getting help under a legal settlement plan announced on Tuesday by the government and environmentalists.
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#789012011-05-11
Singing rhinos battle poaching
Ricky and Rachel, rhinos in love, are torn apart by poachers in a new South African musical, "African Adventure", which aims to dramatise the rising toll of illegal hunting on the endangered species.
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#788762011-05-10
Should Conservationists Allow Some Species to Die Out?
In the battle to save endangered animals, some environmentalists say we should ignore the charismatic pandas and condors and instead practice "conservation triage."
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#788272011-05-09
12 endangered Indonesian tigers caught in videos
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Video cameras captured 12 critically endangered Sumatran tigers, including mothers with their cubs, in Indonesian forests slated to be cut down, wildlife activists said Monday.
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#788342011-05-09
Wild tiger cubs front campaign against deforestation
To anyone else, it's just a bit of dead foliage, but for the playful tiger cubs in this footage a dry old leaf proves a whole lot of fun.
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#786792011-05-03
DNA helps scientists track threatened sharks
Shark populations worldwide have been threatened by the demand for shark fins, with tens of millions of the animals killed each year to make a soup prized by Asian consumers.
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#786832011-05-03
WWF welcomes first Bulgaria ban on Danube sturgeon fishing
The environmental group WWF welcomed on Monday Bulgaria's ban on catching sturgeon in the Danube, as the species faces extinction due to overfishing for its caviar.
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#786642011-05-02
Trapping threatens near-extinct Philippine eagle
Conservationists raised alarm Thursday over the future of the near-extinct Philippine eagle after several maimed or diseased birds were retrieved from captivity over recent months.
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#785022011-04-26
Wolf management belongs with state
Lately, Minnesota's gray wolves have inspired more passion than the Minnesota Timberwolves. Department of Natural Resources has necessary expertise,
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#785412011-04-26
Great Lakes Wolves Could Be Next to Lose Protected Status
A few decades ago, the wolves of the Great Lakes region faced extinction. Their cousins to the west, the gray wolves of the Rocky Mountains, will be the first species ever to be removed from the Endangered Species List.
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#785442011-04-26
Frogs' frightening message
A mass extinction has scientists scrambling to save them, and it should have all of us concerned about its implications.
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#784972011-04-21
Endangered Monkey Survives in Tiny Private Paradise in Peru
A conservation area covering a mere 23.5 hectares has become a refuge for a unique and endangered animal species in the northeastern Peruvian region of San Martín: the Andean titi monkey.
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#784792011-04-20
Many Mediterranean Fish Species Threatened With Extinction, Report Says
PARIS — Mediterranean fish, including bluefin tuna, sea bass and hake, are in danger of extinction from overfishing, marine habitat degradation and pollution, according to a report on Tuesday from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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#784802011-04-20
Rescue call for capercaillie birds
The capercaillie could become extinct unless urgent conservation measures are taken, a wildlife group has warned.
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#476819th Meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Plants Committee
18 - 21 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
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#784042011-04-18
Critically endangered leopard filmed in northeast China forest
CHANGCHUN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A leopard of a critically endangered species was filmed for the first time in northeast China's Jilin Province, local authorities said Monday
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#784182011-04-18
Vietnam reserve brings hope for rare animal, says WWF
HANOI — The establishment of a nature reserve in Vietnam has brought new hope for the survival of a mysterious twin-horned creature "on the brink of extinction", conservation group WWF said.
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#784222011-04-18
Tristan da Cunha islanders rescue rockhopper penguins threatened by oil slick
One of the world's most dramatic wildlife rescues is coming to a successful conclusion on Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic.
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#783742011-04-15
Australian mathematicians say some endangered species "not worth saving
Some endangered species on the brink of extinction might not be worth saving, according to a new algorithm developed by researchers at the University of Adelaide and James Cook University, both in Australia.
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#783752011-04-15
Hopeful signs in Congo gorilla population
It's a tiny bit of hopefulness in a war-ravaged country, but a small population of endangered gorillas have not only held their own but managed to increase by almost 10% in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past six years.
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#783432011-04-14
Dolphin poaching goes unabated
PATNA: Despite Gangetic dolphins being an endangered species, they are being killed at an alarming rate in Bihar.
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#783442011-04-14
Wood bison issue draws diverse backers
Alaska has the unique opportunity to return to the wild an extirpated species -- the wood bison.
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#782932011-04-13
Congress, in a First, Removes an Animal From the Endangered Species List
Congress for the first time is directly intervening in the Endangered Species List and removing an animal from it, establishing a precedent for political influence over the list that has outraged environmental groups.
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#782462011-04-11
Protected habitat designated for endangered belugas
(Reuters) - Over 3,000 square miles of Alaska marine area will be protected as critical habitat for a population of endangered beluga whales, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service announced on Friday.
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#782152011-04-08
Endangered species conservation may be helped by a new index
A new index, called SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction), has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close a species may be to extinction and could be used to help determine where to focus limited conservation resources.
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#781772011-04-07
The SAFE way to save a tiger
Maths may come to the rescue of the world's endangered species such as the tiger and rhino, say researchers who have come up with a formula to better rank animals and plants most at risk.
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#781782011-04-07
This pygmy hogs the limelight
Assam is home to the world's smallest and rarest wild suid (pigs), the Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). Bullet-shaped, standing just 25 cm tall, they were once widely found in the wet grasslands of the Himalayan foothills stretching from Uttar Pradesh to Assam, through Nepal terai and Bengal duars.
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#780642011-04-04
Rare turtle’s habitat discovered in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
A group of scientists have discovered that Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands is the habitat of an endangered turtle species, Saigon Tiep Thi reported Monday.
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#780792011-04-04
India to enlist endangered animal, plant species in Red list
In a bid to strengthen its efforts at conservation of endangered plant and animal species, India has decided to initiate the Red listing process on regular basis.
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#780492011-04-01
How to save the last tigers on Earth
Endangered tigers are back in the spotlight at an international conference in India this week, where representatives from all 13 Asian countries where tigers still roam have gathered to work out the practicalities of saving a species from extinction.
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#780542011-04-01
UN-backed meeting concludes with call for stronger measures to protect gorillas
31 March 2011 – A United Nations-backed meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, has concluded with a call for better enforcement of laws to protect endangered gorillas in 10 African countries.
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#780062011-03-31
DENR, villagers in Kiamba join hands in protecting endangered sea turtles
KORONADAL CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- Efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government on biodiversity conservation are slowly paying off.
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#779742011-03-30
The failing fight to save India’s tigers
Fateh Singh Rathore’s body lay on ice in the great room of his house at the edge of this park on the day he died a few weeks back, and streams of people poured in to pay emotional respects to a father figure, one of the giants of India’s conservation movement.