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#5252Council of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
24 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland
Meeting
#525410th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10)
4 - 10 October 2013, Salamanca, Spain
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#943012013-06-18
Diamond Mining Could Push Angola’s Antelope to Extinction
DUBAI, Jun 18 2013 (IPS) - Environmental campaigners are urging the Angolan government to halt plans to mine diamonds inside a national reserve that is home to the world’s last wild population of a rare antelope, the Giant Sable.
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#942682013-06-14
Hope for Endangered Butterfly Species
Newly collected eggs give the Schaus butterfly a chance
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#942362013-06-13
A Critically Endangered Beauty: The Passion Flower Passiflora Kwangtungensis
June 12, 2013 — Passiflora is a genus of beautiful plants commonly known as the passion flowers or passion vines.
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#942152013-06-12
Syrian bald ibis may be down to a single bird
The eastern population of northern bald ibises (Geronticus eremita) has likely fallen to a single breeding bird, reports conservationists monitoring the dwindling flock.
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#940982013-06-04
Sheepdogs Save Australia's Endangered Penguins
Penguin-snatching foxes are no match for Maremma sheepdogs, bred to guard against wolves in Italy's mountains.
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#939402013-05-27
Rwanda: Kamanzi Calls for Protection of Endangered Species
More efforts are needed to preserve endangered animal and plant species in the country, the Minister for Natural Resources, Stanislas Kamanzi, has said.
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#939232013-05-24
China reports rise in humans encountering wild Siberian tigers
Villagers in rural Hunchun have mixed feelings about initiative's initial success in boosting population of endangered big cat
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#937252013-05-16
Leonardo DiCaprio raises record $38.8M for endangered species
Leonardo DiCaprio raised a record breaking $38.8 million from a charity art auction on Monday. The 38-year-old actor requested specially-made work from 33 artists - including the elusive Banksy - as well as offering one of his own paintings by Andreas Gursky to sell at his 11th Hour auction at C ...
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#937312013-05-16
World's most distinct mammals and amphibians mapped
Scientists have developed the first map of the world's most unique and most endangered mammals and amphibians.
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#936352013-05-13
Sumatran tigers may go extinct in 10 years
JAKARTA, May 11 (UPI) -- Conservationists said the critically endangered Sumatran tiger may go extinct from the Jambi province on Sumatra, Indonesia, in a decade.
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#935412013-05-06
Lemur has unexpectedly wide range, diversity of color variations
An endangered lemur has a larger range than originally believed but is still at risk due to forest fragmentation and land clearing, reports a study published in the journal Primate Conservation.
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#935302013-05-03
Endangered primates and cats may be hiding out in swamps and mangrove forests
What happens to animals when their forest is cut down? If they can, they migrate to different forests. But in an age when forests are falling far and fast, many species may have to shift to entirely different environments.
News Headlines
#933342013-04-19
Draft regulations on endangered species published
Cape Town - Changes to regulations governing threatened or protected species (ToPS) have been published, and the public invited to comment on them.
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#933372013-04-19
Wildlife scientists urge less focus on endangered species
NEW YORK, April 18 (UPI) -- A paper by U.S. scientists takes the international conservation community to task for ignoring abundant wildlife, treating them as environmental "stepchildren."
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#933122013-04-18
Extinction debt suggests endangered species are doomed
From dragonflies to bears, when it comes to lost species we ain't seen nothing yet.Biologists are getting rattled about growing evidence of "extinction debt" – the idea that there is a delay of decades or even centuries between humans damaging ecosystems and the demise of species that live there.
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#933182013-04-18
Resurgence of Endangered Deer in Patagonian ‘Eden’ Highlights Conservation Success
Apr. 16, 2013 — The Huemul, a species of deer found only in the Latin American region of Patagonia, is bouncing back from the brink of possible extinction as a result of collaboration between conservationists and the Chilean government, says a new study.
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#932952013-04-17
Threatened iconic deer in Chile on the way back to recovery
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 16 (UPI) -- Conservationists say a resurgence of Chile's iconic but endangered Huemul deer represents a victory for environmentalists and the Chilean government.
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#932972013-04-17
Lead bullet fragments poison rare US condors
Conservationists in the United States say that fragments of lead ammunition continue to take a desperate toll on one of the country's rarest birds.
News Headlines
#932002013-04-11
Rare Malaysian orangutans to be protected
KUCHING, Malaysia, April 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. group says it applauds the government of the Malaysian state of Sarawak for its efforts to protect a globally significant population of rare orangutans.
News Headlines
#931792013-04-10
Amur leopard population rises to 50 animals, but at risk from
In the remote Russian far east, amid pine forests and long winters, a great cat may be beginning to make a recovery.
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#931282013-04-08
Zoos evolve to protect endangered species
There are more than 10,000 zoos worldwide. In the U.S., there are more than 200.And like the animals they hold, they're evolving to survive.
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#930812013-04-04
Eat it to Save it
When most people think of endangered species, images of giant pandas or snow leopards likely come to mind.
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#930232013-03-28
Endangered garden birds continuing to decline in the UK, RSPB survey shows
House sparrow and starling numbers dropping at alarming rate, but prolonged winter brings new species to backyards
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#928952013-03-26
Butterflies and Bombs
The St. Francis’ Satyr is small, brown, and fabulously rare. Once found across North Carolinian sedge meadows, the federally endangered butterfly is now restricted to a few square miles.
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#929482013-03-26
Genome study to aid Madagascar lemurs
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., March 25 (UPI) -- Scientists who've sequenced the genome of a type of endangered lemur living in Madagascar say it will help guide conservation efforts for the species.
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#927932013-03-18
Facing extinction, conservationists call emergency summit to save Sumatran rhinos
With the number of Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) now under 200 and declining rapidly, a group of conservationists have organized an emergency summit to discuss courses of action to save the world's smallest remaining rhino from extinction.
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#927542013-03-15
It’s our responsibility to protect endangered sharks: ESO
MUSCAT The Sultanate is party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and is under international obligation to protect the world’s most threatened shark species such as the oceanic whitetip and porbeagle, three types of hammerhead sharks and two manta ray species, ...
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#927612013-03-15
Wildlife Trade Meeting Endorses DNA Testing of Seized Ivory
Protection for elephants, rhinos, sharks and trees was extended by states party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
News Headlines
#927452013-03-14
Hammerhead sharks are winners of wildlife trade meeting
IT LOOKS like it will be good news for sharks but bad news for polar bears at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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#927102013-03-13
Deadly poison threat to tigers
Poison is emerging as the latest and most dangerous threat to the survival of the last remaining wild tigers in Thailand.
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#927162013-03-13
Turtles upend population thresholds
A study of an endangered turtle population suggests that a commonly used generic estimate for the smallest sustainable population of a species — 5,000 adults — is far too high.
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#926962013-03-12
Hope for Threatened Tasmanian Devils
Mar. 11, 2013 — New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious cancer.
News Headlines
#927002013-03-12
New protection for endangered trees against rampant logging trade
178 nations at the world's biggest wildlife summit agree to strictly regulate trade in mahogany and rosewood timber
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#926622013-03-11
Lanka urged to vote for sharks, manta rays
A crucial proposal on protecting sharks and manta ray species has stirred debates and discussions ahead of a vote at the ongoing Bangkok conference on the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
News Headlines
#926642013-03-11
'Historic' day for shark protection
Three types of critically endangered but commercially valuable shark have been given added protection at the Cites meeting in Bangkok.
News Headlines
#926722013-03-11
Turtle 'victory' at wildlife meeting
Some of the world’s most endangered turtles have been given additional protection at the Cites conservation meeting in Bangkok.
News Headlines
#926732013-03-11
Will Cloning Ever Save Endangered Animals?
Right now, cloning is not a viable conservation strategy. But some researchers remain optimistic that it will help threatened species in the future
News Headlines
#926192013-03-07
International conference debates fate of endangered species
From polar bears and butterflies to the West African manatee and all manner of stingrays, the fate of many creatures is being debated in Bangkok this week, as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) updates its list of endangered animals.
News Headlines
#926202013-03-07
International ban on polar bear trade rejected
A major meeting of governments on threats to endangered species on Thursday rejected a ban on international trade in polar bears amid fears it would distract from the bigger threat of global warming.
News Headlines
#926212013-03-07
How CITES can better protect endangered species
Undoubtedly, the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species' (CITES) greatest achievement to date has been putting an end to the international ivory trade.
News Headlines
#926302013-03-07
Protection urged for shark, ray species
BANGKOK, March 6 (UPI) -- An endangered species conference under way in Bangkok should extend protection of sharks and rays being threatened by overfishing, a U.S. wildlife group says.
News Headlines
#925992013-03-06
How your fuel bills are subsidising deforestation
On Monday DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs) launched ”If They’re Gone.......”, a new year-long campaign to raise awareness about the threats facing four iconic endangered species – orangutans, elephants, tigers and rhinos.
News Headlines
#926022013-03-06
South Africa: SA Puts Rhino On Cites Agenda
South Africa is one of 178 countries gathered in Bangkok this week to decide how to improve the world's wildlife trade regime, and to ensure the survival of threatened species.
News Headlines
#926032013-03-06
Countries meet to save endangered species
PRETORIA: South Africa is part of 178 countries gathering in Bangkok this week to decide how to improve the world's wildlife trade regime, and ensure the survival of the threatened species.
News Headlines
#925632013-03-04
Stop extinction of species for "our children" urges Prince William
Father-to-be Prince William has called on world leaders to stop illegal trade in animal parts so “our children have the same opportunity” as this generation to experience wildlife.
News Headlines
#925712013-03-04
International conference aims to protect endangered species
A UN environment expert has warned that trafficking has put several species of plants and animals in danger of extinction. A conference under way in Bangkok aims to protect polar bears, rays and sharks.
Meeting
#500516th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
3 - 14 March 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
News Headlines
#925352013-02-28
COMBS: Preserving endangered species the Texas way
Remember the northern spotted owl? Once it was a symbol of environmental protection. Today, it symbolizes how regulatory decisions driven by ideology rather than science can devastate local economies without helping the species they were intended to protect.
News Headlines
#925082013-02-27
Zoo repatriation programme to be expanded
SOME endangered species at Hope Zoo are getting closer to life outside of captivity, thanks to a US$50,000 grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme implemented by the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP).
News Headlines
#922772013-02-18
New Zealand urged to protect rare dolphin
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Scientists and conservationists say New Zealand must do more to protect the Maui's dolphin -- the world's most endangered dolphin -- from extinction.
News Headlines
#922272013-02-15
One in five reptile species faces extinction – study
Nearly one in five of the world's estimated 10,000 species of lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodiles and other reptiles are threatened with extinction, according to a study conducted by 200 experts.
News Headlines
#922392013-02-15
World's reptiles at risk of extinction
Almost a fifth of the world's reptile species are at risk of extinction, according to scientists.
News Headlines
#921592013-02-13
To Catch a Rhino: Saving a Species
Last month, six white rhinos were captured at a private game reserve in South Africa and transferred to a quarantine facility for relocation to neighboring Botswana, which has lost its entire rhino population to poaching.
News Headlines
#921332013-02-12
Naturalists to outline simple steps to save species at risk
It can be as simple as building a temporary barrier along a highway guardrail to help encourage turtles not to cross. Or it could be closing off a quiet section of road for a few weeks each spring so rare salamanders can make their way to their nesting grounds.
News Headlines
#920752013-02-08
Conservation budget pampers tigers, ignores 132 species
The majestic tiger walks away with the maximum of wildlife conservation budget. The elephant too gets its share in the booty, though much less. But there are 132 other critically-endangered species of plants and animals, which get virtually peanuts of this conservation fund.
News Headlines
#920132013-02-05
India and Nepal begin Royal Bengal tiger census
Forest and nature protection officials from Nepal and India have started their first ever joint survey of tigers.
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#919372013-01-29
Rare pygmy elephants 'poisoned' in Borneo
Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in a reserve in Malaysia, with officials saying they may have been poisoned.
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#918972013-01-24
Study: Endangered monkeys doing better
JAKARTA, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A study of critically endangered black macaques in an Indonesian nature reserve shows their numbers have stabilized after years of decline, researchers say.
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#918602013-01-22
Spike in Indian rhino deaths triggers worry
The premature death of at least 50 one-horned Indian rhinoceroses in the northeast Indian state of Assam has triggered concern among activists who call for improved conservation efforts.
News Headlines
#918412013-01-21
Spoon-billed sandpipers threatened by trapping in China
Endangered spoon-billed sandpipers arriving at their wintering grounds in China are being threatened by nets designed to trap shorebirds.
News Headlines
#917322013-01-10
Critically Endangered Parakeet Population Grows on Predator-Free Island Reserve
Few people have ever seen a critically endangered Malherbe’s parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) in the wild.
News Headlines
#917012013-01-08
An avalanche of decline: snow leopard populations are plummeting
The trading of big cat pelts is nothing new, but recent demand for snow leopard pelts and taxidermy mounts has added a new commodity to the illegal trade in wildlife products, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
News Headlines
#917062013-01-08
West African lions on verge of extinction, report says
Conservation group LionAid says as few as 645 lions remain in the wild in western and central Africa
News Headlines
#916452012-12-19
Endangered Bird Falls Prey to Royal Hunting Games
KARACHI, Dec 19 2012 (IPS) - Every year, between November and January, the Indus Flyway bears witness to a migration of an endangered bird species – the houbara bustard – from Central Asia to the deserts of Pakistan.
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#915122012-12-07
Last Christmas? Partridges and turtle doves face risk of extinction in UK
Birds in popular carol The Twelve Days of Christmas are disappearing from countryside at alarming rates, scientists say
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#914832012-12-06
Google cash buys drones to watch endangered species
Drones could soon be helping protect rhinos, tigers and elephants in Africa and Asia, thanks to cash from Google.
News Headlines
#914302012-12-04
Bats, snakes among species in danger in Canada: COSEWIC
VANCOUVER -- As the 10th anniversary of the federal Species At Risk Act approaches, dozens of animals and plants have been added to the list considered at-risk.
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#912482012-11-23
Galapagos' extinct tortoise species could come back to life
A species of giant tortoises from the Galapagos Islands could be brought back from extinction despite the death earlier this year of the famed "Lonesome George," a tourist magnet and conservation icon who was the last of his kind.
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#912352012-11-22
Bornean Elephant: Genomics Helps With Conservation
Studying the genetic variability of endangered species is becoming increasingly necessary for species conservation and monitoring. But, endangered species are difficult to observe and sample, and typically harbour very limited genetic diversity.
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#911562012-11-15
Operation Hirola - Saving Africa's Rarest Antelope
A group of conservationists, pastoralists and Chinese funders have joined forces to save the hirola antelope, the last living representative of a three-million-year-old lineage.
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#911462012-11-14
Mountain gorilla population up by over 20 percent in five years
A mountain gorilla census in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has a population that continues to rise, hitting 400 animals.
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#910452012-11-06
Brazil Embarks On Cloning Of Wild Animals
Brazilian scientists are attempting to clone animals in danger of extinction, like the jaguar and maned wolf, although the potential impact on the conservation of these threatened species is still not clear
News Headlines
#909312012-10-24
Extent of Range is a Key Factor in Extinction Risk for Ocean Animals
What makes some ocean animals more prone to extinction than others? A new study of marine fossils provides a clue.
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#908522012-10-22
Threatened species listing for polar bears contested in U.S. court
Polar bears' designation as a threatened species was challenged in a U.S. appeals court on Friday, with a lawyer for Alaska and other parties arguing that regulators had failed to back up the listing.
Side Event
#2536COP 11
2012-10-18
Collaborative Partnership on Wildlife Conservation
A presentation by the CIC and a discussion with attendees on the potential themes to be included in a future Collaborative Partnership on Wildlife Conservation. For further details on the topic see additional information.
Side Event
#2640COP 11
2012-10-17
Seven Wonders of Conservation presented by the Alliance for Zero Extinction
The purpose of this event will be to raise awareness of some of the globe’s most threatened species through the Seven Wonders of Conservation campaign. Presentations will include national governments sharing their succesful experiences combating species extinctions through the protection of the ...
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 ...
Side Event
#2520COP 11
2012-10-17
Securing Wildlife Corridors as an avenue to halt the loss of biodiverstiy
Securing wildlife priority corridors and habitat linkages to enable natural migration and genetic exchange is an important conservation element for successful implementation of the CBD Strategy 2020. At the side event success factors and challenges of examples from India and Southern Africa wil ...
News Headlines
#907172012-10-15
Experts name 25 most endangered primates
Many of man's closest living relatives - apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - are on the brink of extinction, according to a new report released at the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity meeting this week in the Indian city of Hyderabad.
Side Event
#2519COP 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 ...
Side Event
#2777COP 11
2012-10-11
Endangered wetlands: comparative experiences on participatory strategic management to tackle socio-environmental conflicts.
This side event seeks to exchange valuable experiences regarding threatened wetlands and the use of environmental strategic tools (territorial planning, environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, public participation and litigation) as a means of preventing or putting a ...
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 ...
Side Event
#2585COP 11
2012-10-09
Conserving Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in Asia
The event includes presentations from various organizations on conservation initiatives taken by various organizations called Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction (SAVE). Critically Endangered Gyps vultures have suffered a 99 per cent decline in Asia over the last 20 years, attributed to th ...
News Headlines
#904852012-09-27
Cheetahs being driven to prey on livestock
TEHRAN, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Asiatic cheetahs, an endangered species, have to kill and eat livestock in regions where their normal prey is in decline, a team in Iran has found.
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#904982012-09-27
Migratory sharks inch closer to extinction
Almost a fifth of the world's sharks are endangered. That's prompted many nations to enact protection measures but several Asian countries are lobbying hard for continued shark hunting.
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#904612012-09-25
New website highlights the plight of the pangolin
Scaly, insect-devouring, nocturnal, and notoriously shy, pangolins are strange mammals who remain unknown to many.
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#904632012-09-25
Could Viagra help save tigers?
Conservationists are hoping that advances in Western medicine may persuade some people to stop using parts from exotic and endangered animals to cure various ailments.
News Headlines
#904222012-09-21
Ethiopia: Rescuing Endangered Wildlife Calls for Urgency
Ethiopia is a country endowed with precious, endemic wildlife, tremendous and marvelous natural resources, cascades, a range of tangible and intangible assets, among others.
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#903632012-09-19
End is near for vulnerable SA species
Cape Town - Some experts say the world is heading for the "sixth extinction". Unlike the five separate mass extinctions millions of years ago, this one will be caused not by natural events, but by a single species: humans.
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#902262012-09-17
Saving the Top 100 Threatened Species – a Question of Valuing Life
JEJU, South Korea, Sep 15 2012 (IPS) - The Red River Giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) is the stuff of legend in Vietnam. The fabled turtle in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake is popularly known by the name Kim Qui or Golden Turtle God, and it made its first historical appearance in 250 BC.
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#901252012-09-11
100 most endangered species in the world
The Zoological Society of London has compiled a list of the 100 species in the world most likely to go extinct, from Bulmer's fruitbat to the Asian unicorn.
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#900932012-09-10
Continuing management needed for most threatened and endangered species
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) -- the key US law protecting species listed as threatened or endangered -- focuses on boosting species' numbers until they reach recovery thresholds and so can be taken off the ESA list. Almost 1400 species are now listed.
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#900732012-09-07
Javan rhino clings to survival in last forest stronghold
There are only 35 rhinos left in one wild population, and none in captivity. But conservationists hope they can increase the numbers of what is possibly the rarest large mammal on Earth
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#900532012-09-06
Asian species said at extinction risk
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S-based Wildlife Conservation Society says Asian governments must take action to protect Asian species that are at a conservation crossroads.
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#900622012-09-06
Controlled inbreeding could save the kiwi - research
Endangered species like the kiwi could be saved by controlled inbreeding, new research has found.
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#900172012-09-04
One-fifth of invertebrate species at risk of extinction
One in five of the world’s invertebrate species are threatened with extinction, according to the latest report from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
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#899862012-08-31
Biodiversity faltering: 20% of invertebrates threatened with extinction
Twenty percent of invertebrates are at risk of extinction, according to a new report that looks at the 12,621 invertebrates assessed by the IUCN Red List to date.
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#899722012-08-30
'Spineless' animals under threat of extinction
A fifth of animals without backbones could be at risk of extinction, say scientists.