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#1276312021-03-09
Israeli oil spill hits Lebanon, threatening endangered turtles
The sandy shores of the Tyre nature reserve on the Mediterranean are home to several endangered turtle species. But after an oil spill off the Israeli coast early last month, beaches in southern Lebanon were also washed away by tar deposits.
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#1246642020-03-13
It Would Take 50 Million Years To Recover New Zealand’s Lost Bird Species
It took less than one century for humans to wipe out 50 million years of evolution on New Zealand.Long before people arrived in New Zealand, it was dominated by multitudes of unique birds. They were absolutely everywhere: big birds, little birds, colorful birds, flightless birds. In the absence ...
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#1188392018-11-08
It's time to take a stand for natur
The World Wildlife Fund has just released its 2018 Living Planet Report. Humans have wiped out 60 percent of animals between 1970 and 2014. The figures contained in the report are just a few symptoms of the dire state the planet is in.
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#1331002022-02-10
It’s Arabian Leopard Day And AlUla, Saudi Arabia Is Working To Rewild The Endangered Species
February 10, 2022 is the first Arabian Leopard Day and it’s one of several initiatives to help save this critically endangered species from extinction.
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#1289112021-05-31
It’s Time to Reimagine Our Relationship with Nature
Our natural earth is dying. It is on the brink of collapse. Due to human impacts the planet is losing species – its biodiversity – at a rate so alarming it’s said to be comparable to the 5th mass extinction 65 million years ago, bringing the era of the dinosaurs to an end. Just 15% of the world’ ...
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#1267342021-01-27
It’s not too late – yet – to save the Philippine pangolin, study finds
Knowledge of the Philippine pangolin, the only pangolin species in the country, is scant. Sightings of the animal are rarer still. But unlike other pangolin species around the world that teeter on the brink of extinction, a new study suggests that with the appropriate conservation measures, the ...
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#1322162021-12-17
Japanese eel is so precious it’s called ‘white gold’, but its value on the black market has made it an endangered species, and scientists still don’t know how it breeds
Eaten worldwide, eel is particularly popular in Japan, where it’s prepared ‘kabayaki’ style: skewered, grilled and basted in soy sauce and mirin rice wine. But wild eel stocks are dwindling because of pollution and overfishing, and poaching and international trafficking are also having a major i ...
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#1348972022-06-07
Kangaroos in the street and a suitcase of iguanas: India’s exotic pet problem
From the red-eared slider turtle, cockatoo and falcon to the yellow-cheeked gibbon, capuchin monkey and orangutan, nothing is too much for those demanding unusual pets in India.
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#1302282021-09-02
Kenya Steps Up Efforts to Save Wildlife From Extinction
The black rhino, mountain bongo, roan antelope and sable antelope have been classified as critically endangered species in Kenya.
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#1321522021-12-13
Key wintering areas identified for Europe's Greater Spotted Eagles
With fewer than a thousand breeding pairs in Europe and a tiny remnant population in the European Union, Greater Spotted Eagle is listed as Critically Endangered.
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#1220122019-08-27
Killing endangered species to save them? Trophy hunters lobby at CITES
As conservationists and campaigners thrash out wildlife trade rules, a debate rages over whether trophy hunting helps or hinders the protection of endangered species.
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#1252402020-04-22
King of the swingers: what Primates tells us about our locked-down world
From the orangutans that lived undisturbed for 700,000 years to the frolicking rhesus macaques of Kathmandu, the BBC’s new nature blockbuster brings us closer than ever to the planet of the apes.
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#1303062021-09-07
Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as endangered on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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#1324922022-01-14
LOOK: Endangered lappet-faced vulture nesting sites saw a 60% decline in 2021
Vulture populations across Africa and some parts of the world have seen a steady decline for decades with certain species such as the white-backed vulture listed as critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the same threat level as the black rhino, and a co ...
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#1202312019-03-06
Last chance to see? Five species under threat in the age of Trump
The Trump administration is eroding protections for America’s endangered species. Here are five species under threat in the age of Trump.
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#1340592022-04-13
Launch of condors on tribal land marks the species' comeback, but a new threat looms large
A plan to return federally endangered California condors to a rugged and remote stretch of Northern California coastline and redwood forests is taking shape on Yurok tribal lands where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean.
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#1319392021-11-25
Law Students Work to Protect Dwindling Bumblebees
Once the most commonly spotted bee in the United States, the American bumblebee has nearly disappeared from 16 states. But thanks to some law students and their professor, the important pollinator may earn protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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#1236382020-01-09
Leaked report lays bare environmental devastation of Victorian fires
The ecological devastation of the Victorian bushfires has been laid bare in a leaked report which warns some species are likely to already be extinct – even as authorities brace for many more weeks of fires.
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#1279982021-04-12
Leatherback turtles under threat as government considers ‘development’ in Little Andamans
A 58-page, undated “vision document” for the “sustainable development” of the Little Andaman Island in the Bay of Bengal was produced by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, a think tank of the Government of India.
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#1285892021-05-12
Liberia Forest Elephants Number 450 or Less
The Elephant Research and Conservation (ELRECO), a conservation project with support from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, has released a research report on Forest Elephants in Liberia putting existing forest elephants between 350 and 450.
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#1323122022-01-05
Light-fingered monkeys threaten critically endangered Príncipe thrush
Conservationists using camera traps have obtained evidence that shows mona monkeys on the island of Príncipe off Central Africa are pinching the eggs of the Príncipe thrush, a critically endangered species whose entire population is estimated at less than 250.
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#1345912022-05-19
List of endangered animal species to be displayed at public places in J’khand
A list of endangered and scheduled species found in Jharkhand will be displayed at public places like railway stations, airport and bus stands to check crime against wild animals, forest officials said on Thursday.
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#1324912022-01-14
Local shell-ebrities: 19 eggs of critically endangered sea turtle bring joy to Cambodian conservationists
The Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Programme (WCS Cambodia) said it was delighted to see 19 Royal Turtle eggs in a single clutch on an artificial sand bank at the Koh Kong Reptile Conservation Centre (KKRCC) in one night last week.
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#1253722020-05-01
Lockdown isn’t good news for all wildlife – many animals rely on humans for survival
From Venetian canals running clear, to herds of goats roaming around Llandudno, Wales, there have been claims of nature’s comeback since the start of lockdown. But recently, staff at the Meltham Wildlife Reserve in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, reported the arrival of a red kite that was found to b ...
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#1216422019-07-19
Long-term plan to protect Asian elephants
A new research centre is being set up to study the endangered animals’ habitat, behaviour and genetics
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#1193302019-01-11
Losing some species may matter more than losing others
Canada risks losing its polar bears in the North. And many runs of Chinook salmon on the Southern West Coast. And the black ash tree , currently widespread from Manitoba to Newfoundland.
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#1336382022-03-02
Loss of Sumatran rhinos leaves several plant species without a seed disperser
The critically endangered Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) plays a unique role in dispersing seeds in Southeast Asian forests, and its disappearance from these landscapes is already affecting the composition of the forests.
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#1258982020-11-27
Lost species day: celebrities to champion threatened wildlife
Writers and activists including Emma Thompson, Margaret Atwood and Amitav Ghosh are to speak about their favourite endangered animals as part of a remembrance day for lost species.
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#1298592021-08-10
Malawi: Lost to the World, Rare Chameleon Is Found in Malawi
The world's rare chameleon, lost to science, has been found clinging to life in a Malawian forest patch. At only 5.5 centimetres' or 2.1 inches) long, the critically endangered Chapman's pygmy chameleon (Rhampholeon chapmanorum) lives in the low-elevated rainforest of the Malawi Hills.
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#1280232021-04-12
Malayan tigers to go extinct if no drastic action is taken
Malayan tigers will go extinct in the next five to 10 years if no drastic action is taken to address its population decline, said Taiping Zoo and Night Safari director Dr Kevin Lazarus.
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#1231092019-11-25
Malaysia's last known Sumatran rhino dies
The Sumatran rhino is now officially extinct in Malaysia, with the death of the last known specimen.
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#1265542021-01-11
Manta rays and whale sharks now protected by new commercial fishing law in Mozambique
A new commercial fishing law passed in Mozambique enacts protections for several threatened species, including whale sharks, manta rays, and all mobula species. The new legislation went into effect on January 8th. This victory comes after 20 years of research and lobbying efforts by the Marine M ...
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#1204612019-03-22
Many sharks closer to extinction than feared: Red List
Human appetites are pushing makos and other iconic sharks to the brink of extinction, scientists warned in a new assessment of the apex predator's conservation status.
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#1215772019-07-15
Masai giraffes declared endangered
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the conservation status of wild animals and plants, announced Thursday that Masai giraffes, a subspecies spread throughout Kenya and Tanzania, are now endangered, primarily because of poaching and changes in land use.
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#1237642020-01-16
Measuring avian extinction rates around the world
A recently published study on the a new method of measuring avian extinction rates has highlighted that conservation projects are working, but also how threats of extinction are accumulating more quickly than previously thought.
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#1221122019-09-04
Meat-eating plants making a comeback in England
Endangered carnivorous plants are being reintroduced to parts of England in an attempt to reverse their decline.
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#1240002020-01-29
Mediterranean Shearwater: global project to protect an endangered seabird
Should the decline of Mediterranean Shearwater colonies keep their current rhythm, the reproductive population of this seabird could be reduced by more than 30% over the next fifty years. This seabird, mostly distributed over the western Mediterranean, is listed as vulnerable in the UICN Red lis ...
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#1269622021-02-10
Meet 'the girls': the last two northern white rhinos on Earth – in pictures
Najin and Fatu are the only two rhinos of their species in existence. Jack Davison visited Ol Pejeta in Kenya to document a story that transcends tragedy
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#1334622022-02-23
Mexican town celebrates fish saved from extinction
Small-town residents in western Mexico are in celebration mode after their beloved wild tequila fish – an endangered species declared extinct in 1998 – was recently reintroduced into the wild.
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#1293992021-06-21
Mexico’s bee guardians on mission to save species
Adriana Veliz whispered affectionately as she removed a colony of bees from inside a statue in a Mexican backyard — part of her mission to help save them from extinction. “Relax babies, relax. You’ll be fine,” the 32-year-old veterinarian said as the bees swarmed around her and clung to the whit ...
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#1296072021-07-22
Monarch butterflies are beloved—and declining for this sad reason
For the past three decades, monarch butterflies have been dwindling. The iconic bugs face a number of threats in North America, from weed killers to climate change, but it hasn’t been clear which one has been the most damaging.
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#1354472022-07-26
Monarch butterflies join the Red List of endangered species, thanks to habitat loss, climate change and pesticides
On July 21, 2022, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List of threatened species and classified it as endangered. Monarchs migrate across North America each year and are one of the continent’s most widely recognized species.
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#1202382019-03-06
More Than 300 Species in Myanmar Endangered: Report
Myanmar is home to 331 endangered species, according to the latest report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), including birds, orangutans, elephants, deer, freshwater turtles, pangolins and tigers.
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#1301722021-08-31
More than 30% of tree species worldwide are threatened with extinction, a landmark report warns
At least a third of tree species worldwide are at risk of extinction, a new landmark report warns. “That means there are twice as many globally threatened tree species as threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined,” Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), which releas ...
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#1261792020-12-11
More than 300 shark, ray species threatened with extinction, new report finds
Thirty-one animal and fish species have been declared extinct and more than 300 species of sharks and rays are now threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which published a report Thursday.
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#1230152019-11-15
More than 50% of insects have disappeared since 1970, an ecologist warns — even more evidence of an ‘insect apocalypse’
Of the world’s 1 million known insect species, 400,000 are in decline, according to a new report.. Since 1970, 50% of all insects may have disappeared.
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#1354012022-07-20
More than half of rare species need intensive, hands-on help to ward off extinction
International talks to stem the extinction crisis have focused chiefly on how much habitat to protect. But for many of the most endangered animals, survival is going to take more than breathing room.
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#1321412021-12-10
Most endangered cat in Americas found living on outskirts of Chilean capital
Elusive Andean cat, thought to exist only in extremely remote rocky outcrops, caught on camera close to Santiago city
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#1322172021-12-17
Moving African rhinos: What it takes to translocate an endangered species
Rhino translocations have become a critical tool in the arsenal for the protection of these endangered animals. Recently, 30 white rhinos were flown to Rwanda from SA and introduced into the Akagera National Park, in what was the single largest rhino translocation.
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#1339182022-04-06
Much of Scottish crab and lobster is ‘fish to avoid’, says sustainable seafood guide
Crab and lobster have been classed as “fish to avoid” by the Marine Conservation Society in its new UK guide to sustainable seafood, due to concern over whales getting entangled in Scottish fishing gear.