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#133549
2022-02-25

'Baby boot camp' exercises critically endangered orangutan

The 2-month-old critically endangered orangutan, still so tiny that infant-sized diapers hung loosely in front of his belly, clung tightly to a caretaker's fingers as she lifted him gently from her lap.

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#130003
2021-08-18

'Countless' animals threatened by fires ravaging Europe

Fires in Turkey's southern Mugla and Antalya provinces have caused ‘extensive damage’ to habitats of desert lynx, wild goat, eagle owl and woolly dormouse

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#121196
2019-05-24

'Elusive and cryptic' lizard may be first Australian mainland reptile declared extinct

A newly reclassified species of lizard that is native to areas now paved by Melbourne’s suburbs could become the first reptile on mainland Australia to be declared extinct.

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#124435
2020-02-28

'Extinction is a choice’: Margaret Atwood on Tasmania's forests and saving the swift parrot

We stand under the bird viewing platform, the wind blowing, the giant white gum trees towering. Margaret Atwood, her face partly hidden beneath a black and purple waterproof hat and with binoculars slung around her neck, has a message.

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#127034
2021-02-12

'Hedge trimmer' fish facing global extinction

They are the most extraordinary of fish, resembling "hedge trimmers with fins".The sawfish, which is a kind of ray, is also among the most endangered of the fish living in the oceans. Once found along the coastlines of 90 countries, the animals are now presumed extinct in more than half of these ...

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#123749
2020-01-16

'Moment of crisis' has come on climate change: Attenborough

he world is facing the "moment of crisis" on climate change and cannot delay action any longer, British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough warned in an interview broadcast Thursday.

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#118615
2018-10-22

'Super-sized' mice threaten seabird colonies with extinction

Super-sized mice are killing millions of seabird chicks on a remote island in the South Atlantic, threatening some rare species with extinction. According to a study from the RSPB, the mice have learned to eat the eggs and chicks of the many millions of birds that make Gough Island their home.

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#123685
2020-01-13

'Uncharted territory' as species likely go extinct in bushfires

Species have likely already gone extinct in Australia's catastrophic bushfires and experts warn it may take a decade to find out which ones due to lack of staff and expertise. The nation is in “uncharted territory” as it plots a recovery for native flora and fauna, which will need human interven ...

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#118817
2018-11-06

'What extinction looks like': U.S. mountain caribou to be moved to Canada

The six mountain caribou remaining in the lower 48 states will be relocated farther north into British Columbia, a move that ends decades of efforts to reintroduce the large animals into Idaho and Washington state.

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#131997
2021-11-30

10 facts about the manul, the GRUMPIEST wild cat in Russia

This fluffy, playful cat with a very expressive gaze is just begging to be cuddled! But it absolutely can’t stand humans. And it has its reasons.

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#133417
2022-02-22

10 of the Most Endangered Species in Canada

Canada is known for its varied landscape, ranging from mountains and rolling plains, to rivers, lakes and Arctic tundras. It is therefore unsurprising that a great variety of animals make this region its home.

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#134510
2022-05-17

10 of the Most Endangered Species in the Ocean

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species, at least 37% of the world’s sharks and rays, 33% of reef corals, 26% of mammals (including mari ...

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#134762
2022-05-27

10 ways to save butterflies as numbers plummet due to pollution and climate change

Some are flamboyant exhibitionists, others are furtive lurkers who blend in with their surroundings. Coloured vibrant orange or just plain beige, butterflies fluttering around a lush garden or wild meadow are always an idyllic summer sight.

Meeting
#5254

10th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10)

4 - 10 October 2013, Salamanca, Spain

Meeting
#2301

11th Meeting of the Advisory Committee to UNEP/EUROBATS

8 - 10 May 2006, City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

News Headlines
#128743
2021-05-20

13 Rare and Endangered Types of Lizards

Lizards appeared on the Earth about 200 million years ago, and there are approximately 5,000 species of lizards on the planet today. Most lizards have long bodies and tails, small heads, short necks, and moveable eyelids. Like many other reptiles, lizards are suffering from a combination of habi ...

Meeting
#1493

13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES

2 - 14 October 2004, Bangkok, Thailand

News Headlines
#130058
2021-08-19

14 African wild dogs, southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore, translocated from SA to Malawi

Fourteen African wild dogs were translocated from South Africa to Malawi recently in what the Wildlife ACT described as a historically significant occasion for the conservation of southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore.

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#120255
2019-03-07

14-foot fish spotted in river, giving hope to vanished giant’s return

One day last June, two researchers were towing a special sonar system up and down the Hudson River near Hyde Park, New York, the site of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s home, when they saw something pleasantly shocking.

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#133366
2022-02-21

170 Wild Elephants to be Auctioned in Namibia Due to Uncontrollable Growing Population

Namibia intends to sell off 170 of its elephants in order to control herds that were progressively colliding with humanity in December 2020 and has claims to over 24,000 elephants.

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#121938
2019-08-19

18th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today at this important gathering, the 18th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to CITES.

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#134289
2022-05-05

1st endangered right whale of season spotted in Canadian waters, triggers fishing closure

The first North Atlantic right whale of the season has been spotted in Canadian waters, triggering a fishing closure in parts of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect the endangered species.

Meeting
#6315

26th meeting of the Plants Committee (CITES-PC26)

5 - 9 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

News Headlines
#134186
2022-04-25

3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in snares

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead after being caught in traps on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the latest setback for a species whose numbers are estimated to have dwindled to about 400, authorities said Monday.

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#126314
2020-12-17

31 species extinct, all freshwater dolphins threatened — IUCN releases updated Red List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the status of biological diversity of species, has released an updated Red List of Threatened Species this month. The new list documents an additional 31 species as extinct in the wild including species of fishes, ...

Meeting
#6316

32nd meeting of the Animals Committee (CITES-AC32)

19 - 23 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

Meeting
#2433

3rd meeting of the Bigleaf Mahogany Working Group

29 June - 1 July 2006, Lima, Peru

News Headlines
#133245
2022-02-16

45,000 marine species are at-risk – what’s most vulnerable?

A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.

Meeting
#2491
News Headlines
#131932
2021-11-25

5 Vulnerable Animal Species That May Surprise You

These animals aren’t quite on the endangered species list, but if we’re not careful, they soon could be.

Meeting
#1497

50th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

15 - 19 March 2004, Geneva, Switzerland

Meeting
#6171

52nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CMS (StC52)

21 - 29 September 2021, Online/Virtual

Meeting
#2309

54th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

2 - 6 October 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

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