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Gorilla protection in Virunga stepped-up  -  20 Aug 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Mountain gorillas are critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. They face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild due to

UNESCO: NATURAL SITES IN MADAGASCAR, CHINA AND KOREA INSCRIBED ON ...  -  20 Aug 2007
MaximsNews.com,Many rare and threatened species (78 of the 123 non-flying mammals in Madagascar occur in this site, including 72 that are on the IUCN Red List of

Ministry moves to fight desertification  -  20 Aug 2007
ScandAsia.com,Union (IUCN) to boost information dissemination and training to increase public awareness of environmental protection and anti-desertification.

Backing for pipeline 'endangers whales'  -  Aug 16, 2007
Independent,The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has heavily criticised the Sakhalin-2 project for its impact on the ecosystem off eastern Russia.

Illegal wildlife trade grows in India  -  Aug 17, 2007
Reuters India,...head of TRAFFIC India, the wildlife trade monitoring arm of WWF and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), told Reuters in an interview. "It is a vast,

International Mission to Investigate Gorilla Killings  -  Aug 10, 2007
Environment News ServiceWorking with local authorities and partners in the field, the members of the UNESCO-IUCN mission will investigate the reasons for the targeting of these

Kenya: Save Endangered Gorilla Species  -  Aug 10, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Declared a threatened species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the mountain gorilla is one of Virunga Park's most important assets.

You little monkey! Joy at Belfast zoo as Roxy gives birth  -  Aug 11, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,The species is classified as endangered by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), due to destruction of their

Spot Billed Pelican numbers up: ornithologists  -  Jul 29, 2007
Hindu,A fact, even the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has recorded in its Red List. Wildlife International

Yangtze River Dolphin, RIP  -  Aug 15, 2007
Utne Reader OnlineAs reported by BBC News, exactly which creatures get put on the death list are determined by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) after a thorough surveying

Chips are down for South Africa’s sharks  -  Aug 15, 2007
WWF International,The report by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network — a joint programme of WWF and IUCN-The World Conservation Union — found that South African

World Conservation Union Panel Voices Concern Over Impact Of Noise ...  -  Jul 22, 2007
Science Daily (press release)An independent scientific advisory panel established by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) has expressed its concern over the effect of noise levels from

UNESCO mission to help save threatened gorilla population  -  Aug 10, 2007
Media For Freedom,A mission by UNESCO and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) will leave for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 11 August to investigate the

Galapagos Islands put on danger list  -  Jul 24, 2007
People & the Planet,The World Heritage Committee made the decision after considering the results of a joint monitoring mission by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and UNESCO

Yangtze River dolphin to be reclassified as ‘possibly extinct  -  Aug 7, 2007
Zee News,London, Aug 08: The Yangtze River dolphin, also known as Baiji, is no more, and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) will soon reclassify it as ‘possibly

UN experts to probe killing of highly endangered mountain gorillas ...  -  Aug 10, 2007
UN News CentreScientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which is organizing the 10-day mission with the World Conservation Union (IUCN), a union of governments,

Congo-Kinshasa: Surge in Gorilla Killings Sparks Concern From UN ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
AllAfrica.com,He also announced that a joint mission involving the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) will head to the DRC later this

Imperiled Glades cut from watch list  -  Jul 30, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,Last year, on behalf of the UN committee, Sheppard of the IUCN visited Everglades National Park to check on progress. "I thought the site, although there

Illegal wildlife trade grows in India: WWF official  -  Aug 19, 2007
Zee News,...very grim," Samir Sinha, head of TRAFFIC India, the wildlife trade monitoring arm of WWF and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), told in an interview.

Galapagos Islands in danger  -  Jul 25, 2007
Hostelbookers.comA joint monitoring mission by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and UNESCO in April 2007 revealed the damage of increased tourism, with 180 of the 500

Unesco sounds alarms over slaughter of gorillas in DRC  -  Aug 1, 2007
Mail & Guardian Online,Mountain gorillas, regarded as a threatened species by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), are one of its prize assets. Unesco called on the Congolese

The Perils of Picky Eating: Dietary Breadth Is Related to ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
Scientist Live,We collected dietary data and The World Conservation Union (IUCN) rankings for 44 Australian, European, and North American bat species.

CDGK’s distaste for EIA’s  -  Jul 26, 2007
The News - International,It was what the Malaysian proponent of the expressway wanted rather than addressing widespread public concerns,� commented an IUCN official who declined to

Namibia: Despite Meeting, War of Words On Seal Harvesting Continue  -  Aug 17, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Article 95 of the Namibian Constitution of sustainable utilisation of resources; the IUCN sustainable utilisation of seals from bountiful populations;

Doing a Gonzales  -  Aug 1, 2007
Huffington Post,We did learn that the IUCN and all of the delegations that spoke except the US opposed the decision, so this was clearly a move driven by the Department of

Thai Amulet Craze Creates Threat for Dugong  -  Jul 31, 2007
Plenty Magazine,The dugong, a sister species to the manatee, is already listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, but in Thailand, the situation is actually much worse.

Karachi seashore to be cleared of dead fish by today: KPT  -  Jul 30, 2007
Pakistan Link,Corroborating such a point of view, Tahir Qureshi, Director, Coastal Ecosystem, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) based in Pakistan says that,

Saigon Zoo loses rare birds  -  Jul 25, 2007
VietNamNet Bridge,The peacock is a rare species of bird listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This species of bird lives in Myanmar , South China,

Love Marmite? You should  -  Jul 25, 2007
Journal Watch,Indiana State University biologists Justin Boyles and Jon Storm analyzed the dietary habits of vespertilionid bat species in relation to their IUCN

Great Bustard lays eggs in Britain for first time in 175 years  -  Jul 24, 2007
PhysOrg.com,A picture released by the 'IUCN Bustard Specialist Group' shows a Great Bustard. The world's heaviest flying bird, the Great Bustard, has laid its first

Rare birds in Mt. Pulag face extinction – experts  -  Aug 15, 2007
ABS CBN News,These birds are mostly classified as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource (IUCN). Even the wild pig,

Quality Of Decision Making In Public Law On The Combined Research ...  -  Aug 17, 2007
Business Wire (press release),He is a member of the Board of Directors of the IUCN Academy of Environm ental Law and of the Avosetta Group of European Environmental Lawyers.

Himachal to have new Animal, Bird and Flower  -  Aug 10, 2007
myHimachal,...popularly known as the Mountain Monarch has been categorized as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) while the

Kenya: Country Should Oppose L Natron Project  -  Aug 13, 2007
AllAfrica.com,The lesser flamingo, which is probably the most spectacular, is also listed by IUCN as "near threatened" with extinction. The flamingos usually operate in a

Extinction of the Yangtze river dolphin is confirmed  -  Aug 8, 2007
Mongabay.comWhen the Baiji is officially declared extinct by IUCN, it will be first large aquatic mammal to disappear since the Caribbean monk seal in the 1950s.

Guardian God of the Forest  -  Aug 7, 2007
The Seoul Times,Co-chair of the IUCN's Asiatic Black Bear Expert Team, 37-year-old Hwang is one of the few people researching Formosan black bears. From 1998 to 2000,

Alexander Gillespie: World watches as species face oblivion  -  Aug 11, 2007
New Zealand Herald,The World Conservation Union (or IUCN) maintains what is known as the Red List of Threatened Species. This robust scientific analysis tells us,

UNESCO picks China for heritage training institute  -  Aug 16, 2007
TravelVideo.tv (press release)Three support organizations, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) for the protection of natural heritage, the International Council on Monuments and Sites

Powering South Africa: Can Eskom come clean?  -  Aug 16, 2007
ClimateChangeCorp.com,Those hoping for immediate investment in renewables are left pinning their hopes on Valli Moosa, president of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and former

Shark anglers bare their teeth  -  Aug 9, 2007
Independent Online,...to over-exploitation, with more than 30 species in Southern Africa classified as threatened or near-threatened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

National Round Table Applauds Government of Canada's Defence of ...  -  Aug 1, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),..."I believe the Belgian ban contravenes not only the rules of international trade established under the WTO but also the recommendations of the IUCN (World

South Africa: Bulb Capital Finds Place in the Garden  -  Aug 9, 2007
AllAfrica.com,According to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List, 88 plant species from the area are classified as threatened and a further 23 species as possibly

Tracking the Malabar Civet cat  -  Aug 15, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,The Malabar Civet listed “critically endangered� in the red data book of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is among the 15 most

BNHS pitches for 'Project Bustards'  -  Aug 7, 2007
Times of India,Already, there is an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) resolution warning that if steps are not taken, four GIB species will become

Bush Everglades Decision Criticized  -  Aug 7, 2007
TIME...and to the World Conservation Union, or IUCN, a Swiss-based network that recommended keeping the Everglades on the endangered list.

a winged heritage site  -  Aug 3, 2007
The Statesman,...to approach the thresholds for population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (ie declining more than 30 per cent in 10 years or three generations).

Concern over Nepal wildlife seizures  -  Aug 3, 2007
BBC News,...organisation affiliated to the World Conservation Union (IUCN). "But the Maoists have never returned to the state the wildlife products they had seized.

Nubian Ibexes in Yemen: Where Are They?  -  Aug 13, 2007
Yemen Times,...which was classified as “endangered� (EN C2a) on the 2004 IUCN (World Conservation Union) Red List, is estimated between $500 to $1000.

Dead fish appear in harbour  -  Jul 29, 2007
Daily Times,...“It could be very dangerous for people to consume these fish without knowing the real cause of death,� Nasir Panhwer of the IUCN told Daily Times.

Kashmir revolt helps endangered bear populations  -  Jul 24, 2007
Reuters India,It is a protected species and remains listed as vulnerable by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Leopards -- also an endangered

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