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Indian spiders in IUCN Red List - Oct 7, 2008 Times of IndiaLONDON: Indian tarantulas, hairy and large spiders, are now in the Red List of species threatened with extinction, according to a leading global ... … crisis has escalated; apes, corals, vultures, dolphins at risk,... - Sep 13, 2007 The HinduThe 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was released Wednesday. There are now 41415 species on the IUCN 'Red List', and 16306 of them are threatened ... 1,147 fish species threatened with extinction: IUCN - Nov 3, 2009 Times of IndiaGENEVA: More than 1000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" ... … crisis has escalated, apes, corals, vultures, dolphins at risk,... - Sep 12, 2007 The HinduThe 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species was released today. There are now 41415 species on the IUCN Red List and 16306 of them are threatened with ... More bird species facing extinction: IUCN - May 14, 2009 Times of IndiaGENEVA: Twelve percent or 1227 bird species worldwide are facing extinction, with 24 more threatened now than a year ago, according to an update of the IUCN ... More species slide to extinction - May 1, 2006 BBC NewsThe IUCN says loss of biodiversity is increasing despite a global convention ... The IUCN says that with fisheries extending into ever deeper zones of the ... FOXNews.com - More sharks make IUCN red list - International News | … - May 22, 2008 FOXNewsBERLIN — An international environmental group has added three sharks and a ray to a list of species threatened with extinction, saying the animals risk ... Koalas to starve as the world warms: IUCN - Dec 15, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldKoalas are highly vulnerable to climate change and face starvation, a leading conservation group has warned. The koala - an Australian icon known the world ... Nearly one-third of primates in peril -- IUCN - Oct 26, 2007 Inquirer.netGENEVA -- Nearly a third of all non-human primates could be wiped out, threatened by illegal wildlife trade, climate change and destruction of their habitat ... 'Miss Kerala' finds spot on IUCN Red List - Jan 31, 2010 The HinduThe Hindu Miss Kerala (Puntius Denisonii), an endemic fish variety of Kerala, being displayed in an acquarium in Kochi. File Photo: KK Mustafah ... Quarter of world's whales and dolphins face extinction - Aug 12, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) which draws up ... Randall Reeves, chair of the Cetacean Specialist Group of the IUCN Species ... World's primates moving toward extinction, conservation group says - Aug 5, 2008 CBC.caThe review is part of a larger survey of the world's mammals, due to be released in October at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. ... Global warming: Are these the Top 10 species most at risk? - Dec 14, 2009 Christian Science MonitorBut the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), ... On Monday, the IUCN released a list of 10 species (see below) it says are among the most ... More and more animals face extinction - May 6, 2006 New ScientistThis remarkable figure comes from the latest World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, published this week, reports Duncan Graham-Rowe ... France and IUCN to Cooperate on Ecosystem Conservation - Nov 23, 2005 Environment News ServiceGENEVA, Switzerland, November 23, 2005 (ENS) – France and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) have increased their worldwide cooperation in conservation ... Ashok Khosla elected IUCN president - Oct 13, 2008 HinduNew Delhi (PTI): Ashok Khosla, famous Indian environmentalist, will be the new President of the world's oldest and largest environmental network ... 6 of world's 8 bear species in danger - World environment- msnbc.com - Nov 12, 2007 msnbc.comIn 2006, the polar bear was listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Technically a marine mammal, the polar bear is distinct from the other land-based ... Nearly half of all the world's primates at risk of extinction - Jan 9, 2010 The GuardianThe 2007 IUCN "red list" has 39% of primate species and sub-species in the three highest threat categories - vulnerable, endangered and critically ... Endangered sharks unprotected on high seas: report - Jun 25, 2009 Reuters UK..."Sharks remain virtually unprotected on the high seas," IUCN shark specialist Sonja Fordham said in a statement. Its report, "The Conservation Status of ... IUCN chief to launch forum and grace KCS dinner - Oct 12, 2006 Mmegi OnlineThe president of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), Valli Moosa is scheduled to officially launch Botswana's New Environment and Development Forum. ... Warmer Climate Hurting Birds New IUCN Red List Shows - May 20, 2008 Environment News ServiceBONN, Germany, May 20, 2008 (ENS) - One in eight of the world's bird species are at risk of extinction, and climate change is accelerating many of the ... Half of the world's coral reefs could be dead in 40 years - Oct 26, 2005 IndependentThe World Conservation Union (IUCN), meeting in Geelong, west of Melbourne, heard yesterday that half of the world's reefs could be lost in the next 40 ... Disappearing Biodiversity European Mammals under Threat - May 23, 2007 Spiegel OnlineThe study, carried out by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) for the European Commission, ... Each year IUCN publishes its red list of threatened species. ... IUCN award for Indian scientist - Aug 20, 2008 HinduTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: SD Biju has won the Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation, instituted by the Amphibian Specialist Group of the International Union for ... ENVIRONMENT: Going Beyond Climate Change - Jan 8, 2010 Inter Press ServiceThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) now plans to gather ... Clearly, IUCN is the body that can and must do what IPCC is doing with ... Report Shows Greater Peril for World's Threatened Animals, Plants - Jul 2, 2009 New York TimesThus far, IUCN has recorded 869 separate cases of plant and animal extinctions, including 804 ... IUCN also believes the Caribbean monk seal is also gone, ... £6bn pipeline threatens endangered whale - Feb 17, 2005 IndependentThe independent report, by the highly respected IUCN-World Conservation ... IUCN said the project posed risks from noise pollution - to which whales are ... IUCN Charts Course for Marine Protected Area Networks - Apr 11, 2007 Environment News ServiceWASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2007 (ENS) - Connecting marine reserves into larger networks will make marine species and ecosystems more resistant to climate ... Polar bears, hippos now threatened - Feb 5, 2006 ABC Online - ABC OnlineThe World Conservation Union, or IUCN, says more than 16000 species of animals and plants are at risk of disappearing, including one in four mammals and one ... World Urged To Step Up Efforts On Protecting Species - Jan 11, 2010 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyAhead of the gathering, the IUCN had said inaction would put the future of ... The IUCN will be posting on its website a daily portrait of each of the 365 ... 49 species of Indian mammals face danger : IUCN - Apr 6, 2009 HinduPanaji (PTI): As many as 49 species of Indian mammals are facing extreme levels of danger from problems ranging from poaching, habitat destruction, ... Conservation groups want $404M for frogs - Sep 19, 2005 USA TODAY - USA TodayAlmost a third of all the known species of frogs, toads and other amphibians are considered "globally threatened" by the IUCN, which is based in Gland, ... Millions in Conservation Investments Offered at IUCN Congress - Oct 10, 2008 Environment News ServiceBARCELONA, Spain, October 10, 2008 (ENS) - "Absolutely everyone now agrees that we can't postpone decisive action if we are to avoid major disruptions in ... West African black rhino 'is extinct' - Jul 7, 2006 Times OnlineThe IUCN said today that another sub-species of rhino, the northern white, ... The IUCN was able to give better news on the state of the two other rhino ... 2010 Year of Biodiversity Tries to Rein in Runaway Extinctions - Jan 4, 2010 Environment News ServicePete Rand of the IUCN SSC Salmonid Specialist Group, says, ... "Others are not currently threatened on the IUCN Red List, but will be very soon as the ... Low faith in biofuels for climate - Dec 11, 2007 BBC NewsIn a survey of 1000 professionals in 105 countries, IUCN attempted to ... Of 18 technologies suggested by IUCN, the current generation of biofuels came ... … : Unplanned urbanization destroying environment: IUCN report on... - Jun 3, 2005 DAWN.comThe IUCN held a ceremony to launch the baseline information and data, ... He appreciated the IUCN for the work and held that the document was an encouraging ... IUCN urges all businesses to appoint an environmental expert | … - Oct 6, 2008 TVNZAll businesses should appoint an environmental expert to their board to help safeguard the planet, the president of the International Union for Conservation ... Most Endangered Bears Ranked - Jan 19, 2010 National GeographicFor the first time, the world's smallest bear species is listed as vulnerable in an IUCN report, meaning the species faces a "high risk of extinction in the ... Lizards, Rodent, Frog Added to Endangered List - Nov 2, 2009 ABC NewsSwitzerland-based IUCN surveyed a total of 47677 animals and plants for this ... IUCN classified it as "endangered" — two steps from extinction in the wild ... Whaling fleet boss to defy ban and sell to Japanese - Nov 6, 2006 Telegraph.co.ukThe 60 to 70ft fin whale, the second largest animal after the blue whale, was put on the list, says the IUCN, because almost three-quarters of a million ... Mediterranean Sharks, Rays Facing Oblivion, Study Says - Nov 16, 2007 National GeographicThe newly published World Conservation Union (IUCN) report identifies the ... Some 42 percent of Mediterranean species are at risk, says the IUCN Red List ... Use nature to fight climate change – IUCN - Dec 1, 2008 scoop.co.nzPoznaÅ„, Poland, Monday, December 1, 2008 (IUCN) – Countries should use their natural resources to fight climate change, according to IUCN. ... IUCN for immediate reductions in carbon emissions - Dec 16, 2009 Press Trust of IndiaCopenhagen, Dec 11 (PTI) As world leaders negotiate on emission cuts at the Climate Summit here, an international conservation organisation has underlined ... Frog action plan to cost millions - Sep 14, 2005 BBC News...species are categorised as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable according to criteria established by IUCN, the World Conservation Union. ... European freshwater fish in danger - Nov 1, 2007 Globe and MailThe group, which is known by the abbreviation IUCN and produces an annual “Red Listâ€? of endangered species, said measures to reduce pollution, ... Canada has 5 species on nature group's warning list - Feb 2, 2010 Montreal GazetteThe IUCN, the world's largest and oldest network of environmental scientists, ... In detailing the risks faced by the Arctic fox, the IUCN highlighted the ... Oil slick takes its toll on Lebanese coast - Sep 2, 2006 New Scientist..."This is a particular risk to marine organisms," says Rick Steiner, an oil expert with the IUCN. PAH accumulation can cause the collapse of fish populations ... IUCN to provide financial, technical assistance for saving mangroves - Feb 13, 2008 Expressindia.comGandhinagar, February 12 The Geneva-based International Union for Conservation of National Resources (IUCN) has decided to provide financial as well as ... New-found Asian antelope said close to extinction - Sep 3, 2009 Reuters UK..."We are at a point in history where we have a small but rapidly closing window of opportunity to conserve this extraordinary animal," said IUCN expert ... West African countries to conserve jumbo populations - Nov 23, 2005 Mail & Guardian OnlineIt builds on efforts begun in 1998 by the IUCN (the World Conservation Union) to ... "This is not just a conservation agreement for elephants," said IUCN ... Elephants on the edge fight back - Feb 18, 2006 New ScientistEven where governments do follow IUCN recommendations, elephants may still be left traumatised, according to Bradshaw. She is particularly concerned about ... Shark species face extinction, says research - Feb 18, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukThe World Conservation Union (IUCN) will add them to its "red list" of ... Last year the Shark Specialist Group of the IUCN met to assess the risks to ... Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Jan 8, 2010 Daily TimesThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) also revealed that ... The IUCN described the Wadden Sea as “the largest unbroken system of ... ALARAB ONLINE | Display Page - Mar 11, 2009 العرب اونلاينThe list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the ... "This year we have again added a large number of them to the IUCN Red List ... Top 10: Conservation successes and failures - Sep 4, 2006 New Scientist..."It's depressing news," says McNeely of the IUCN. "The survey found that 3% to 4% of amphibians had probably fallen extinct already and that a third of them ... Shark added to endangered list - Feb 23, 2007 NEWS.com.auSCIENTISTS overnight added several species of deep sea sharks to the World Conservation Union's (IUCN) endangered Red List due to overfishing. ... Response to Comment on "Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and … - Sep 23, 2005 Science Magazine - Science Magazine (subscription)This claim, based on a misunderstanding of the IUCN–The World ... (1) is based on their belief that IUCN–The World Conservation Union recommends adjusting ... Group links biodiversity to mankind's well-being - Oct 15, 2008 Toronto StarThe IUCN calls itself the world's oldest and largest environmental network. Almost 8000 delegates attended the Barcelona talks. ... Guantanamo's Wild Side: Huge Boas, "Banana Rats," More - Jan 23, 2010 National GeographicThe species, listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, is dying all over the Caribbean—except off southern Cuba. "The coral reefs in Guantanamo are ... IUCN president arrives today - Jan 24, 2006 DAWN.comBy Our Staff Reporter. ISLAMABAD, Jan 23: President of the World Conservation (IUCN) Valli Moosa is visiting Pakistan from January 24 to 26 to discuss the ... Poachers pushing rhinos to extinction-nature groups - Jul 9, 2009 Reuters IndiaSwiss-based environmental body WWF-International, which issued the report together with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). ... INSIGHTS: Biodiversity Essential for Existence of Life - Jan 27, 2005 Environment News ServiceThe IUCN 2004 Global Species Assessment reveals that 12 percent of all bird species, 23 percent of all mammal species, 32 percent of all amphibians and 34 ... Biodiversity losses are irreparable - Oct 14, 2008 Daily News & AnalysisLONDON: The International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN)World Conservation ... The IUCN programme 2009-12 provides the framework for planning, ... Worries for at-risk bird species - May 22, 2007 BBC NewsThe data will be fed into the IUCN Red List, which documents the status of the ... The 2007 Red List, compiled by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), ... Endangered species to have a day in the spotlight this year - Jan 1, 2010 ScotsmanThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said yesterday that ... During 2010, declared the UN Year of Biodiversity, IUCN will draw on the ... Corals get climate survival guide - Nov 1, 2006 BBC NewsThe reports have been produced by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Coral Reef Resilience and Resistance to Bleaching ... 'Extinct' wild horse roams again - Dec 19, 2005 Telegraph.co.ukIf the new status is accepted by IUCN, the World Conservation Union, scientists say it will be a milestone for large mammal conservation. ... Myanmar mangroves must be replanted to boost ecosystem--IUCN - May 23, 2008 Inquirer.netGENEVA -- Mangroves and other natural barriers must be urgently restored in cyclone-stricken Myanmar to bolster flood defenses against any future ... Who's a lucky boy, then? Parakeet bucks trend - May 27, 2009 The GuardianAlthough the last documented sighting of the dolphin was in 2002, further surveys are needed before it can be classified as extinct, said the IUCN. ... 200 more species face global extinction - Sep 18, 2007 Ha'aretzThe IUCN experts' conclusion is, of course, that efforts so far to preserve the endangered flora and fauna have been insufficient, have not succeeded and ... Giant wild pig found in Brazil - Jan 8, 2010 The GuardianThey warn of "commercial hunters" using the pig to feed hungry settlers, and say that due also to its limited distribution it should be placed on the IUCN ... West African black rhino feared extinct - Jul 12, 2006 The GuardianSpecialists from the World Conservation Union (IUCN) mounted 48 field missions in Cameroon, in which they searched across 1550 miles. ... One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction - Sep 15, 2009 Sydney Morning Herald..."The number one threat is habitat destruction, which affects 90 percent of the threatened species," said IUCN expert Annabelle Cuttelod, co-author of the ... Poaching leaves Big Five with nowhere to go - Jun 18, 2008 Independent OnlineThe Swiss-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said there were just 30 white rhino left in April 2003, and only four confirmed ... Humpback whale on road to recovery, reveals IUCN Red List - Aug 14, 2008 Surfbirds NewsSome large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. ... Sustainable Development Commission Fails to Sustain Enthusiasm - Apr 26, 2005 Environment News ServiceThe IUCN-World Conservation Union said the Commission on Sustainable Development ... Achim Steiner, director-general of the IUCN, the world's largest ... UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites Face More Threats - Jun 30, 2008 Environment News ServiceIUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, ... Together with UNESCO, IUCN also reports on the state of conservation of some 60 sites under ... Camera traps reveal secrets of 'worthless' forest - Oct 31, 2007 New ScientistThe IUCN classifies all of these animals as being vulnerable to becoming extinct. Adnun Salampessy, a field researcher for ZSL, says he was "astonished" to ... Extinction risks vastly underestimated: study - Jul 3, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldThere are more than 16000 species worldwide threatened with extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). ... Many Endangered Species Making Remarkable Comebacks - Jun 23, 2006 FOXNewsThe IUCN keeps watch over the world's biodiversity with its publication of its Red List every two years, meant to keep the public and policy makers aware of ... UN uses IUCN Red List to measure success of Millennium Development … - Oct 3, 2008 Forest NewsWatch.com - Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription)For the first time, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is monitoring the world's plants and animals using the IUCN Red List Index. ... Overfishing is threat to the future of sharks and rays, study shows - Nov 10, 2008 Times OnlineSonja Fordham, of the IUCN shark advisory group and the Shark Alliance, ... Claudine Gibson, the lead author for the IUCN report, The Conservation Status of ... Large number of Kerala animals, plants in Red List - Oct 13, 2008 HinduThough the Western Ghats squirrel is in the least concern category, IUCN has sounded caution about the declining number of the squirrel. Giant Catfish May Be World's Largest Freshwater Fish - Jan 23, 2010 National GeographicThe species is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and faces a high risk of extinction in the wild. ... Sharks disappearing as fin chopping rises - Feb 17, 2008 Reuters UKThe scalloped hammerhead will be listed on the 2008 IUCN Red List as globally ... Last year, IUCN put the great hammerhead, the largest of the nine species ... Article: Facing Extinction; Add wild mammals to the growing list of … - Oct 12, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe IUCN survey took five years to complete and involved 1700 experts in 130 countries. ... Article: IUCN launches first-ever academy of environmental law ... Should all Arctic species be red-listed? - May 30, 2008 New ScientistWendy Foden of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is more cautious. "Thresholds have to be reached," she says. ... Birds' decline shows wider damage to nature - study - Oct 9, 2008 Reuters IndiaIn May, Birdlife International data for an IUCN "Red List" of endangered species showed that one in eight, or 1226 of almost 10000 bird species, ... Quarter of antelopes under threat: report - Mar 4, 2009 Reuters UKThe IUCN groups governments, scientists and conservation organizations. "Unsustainable harvesting, whether for food or traditional medicine, ... Biological traits make animals susceptible to climate change - Oct 8, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukIn all the IUCN study identified more than 90 biological traits which puts species ... According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 32 per cent of ... Fiji Leaders Honored with Global Ocean Conservation Award - Jun 8, 2006 Environment News ServiceOverfishing is one of the major threats to the sustainable supply of food from the marine environment, according to a new fact sheet from the IUCN-World ... Pre-emptive strike: outwitting extinction - Oct 23, 2008 Nature.comThe IUCN released the results of its first research efforts to determine which ... Wendy Foden, who led the research from an IUCN office in Cambridge, UK, ... Australia plans climate corridor - Jul 9, 2007 Globe and Mail...use that values keeping the eastern forests in place over past uses like landclearing," said Graeme Worboys from the World Conservation Union (IUCN). ... Photo Gallery: Most Endangered Animals of '07 Announced - Jan 24, 2010 National GeographicReptiles such as the gharial are becoming more prominent on the IUCN's Red List each year. Despite its fearsome appearance and lengths of up to 19 feet (6 ... 'No rhino, no world heritage site' - Jul 14, 2005 News24..."The northern white rhino is the flagship species for this site and every effort must be made to protect the remaining five to 10 individuals," said IUCN ... Ghana: IUCN And AfDB Join Forces for Africa - Aug 19, 2008 AllAfrica.comThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has teamed up with the African Development Bank to work together on conservation and sustainable ... Q&A: 'Engagement, Not Collaboration With Business' - Dec 22, 2009 Inter Press ServiceIPS: What does your election as president of the IUCN (International Union for ... IPS: One highly controversial issue at the IUCN congress has been that of ... Reptiles in Europe more at risk of extinction than birds and mammals - May 22, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukAnd 42 per cent of reptiles are in decline, the IUCN said. ... Dr Helen Temple, programme officer for the IUCN Red List unit, said: "Natural habitats across ... Kittlitz's Murrelet (Found in northern BC) - Nov 7, 2009 Toronto Sun...it's still much higher than most countries and clearly needs a lot of work," said Simon Stuart, chair of the species survival commission of the IUCN. ... Letters: Ban cars from Inch beach - 05 Aug 2009 The Kerryman...on planet Earth is a more serious problem than the global economic crises, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Jeju Bids to Host 2012 World Conservation Congress - Aug 4, 2009 조선일보(영문판)Both central and local governments aim to get a total of 1 million signatures by mid-September when an IUCN inspection team comes to Jeju. UNESCO Declares Italy's Dolomite Ski Region a Natural World ... - Aug 4, 2009 First TracksThe IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) was commissioned by UNESCO to assess the compatibility of the characteristics of the Dolomites Ganges River Dolphin in dire straits: IUCN - Jul 20, 2009 Press Trust of IndiaRiver system in India, the survey conducted by Sir Peter Scott Fund project of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said. Red List Evaluating Conservation of Species May Incorrectly ... - Jul 24, 2009 Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (July 24, 2009) — The criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List are an essential tool for evaluating Freshwater crabs 'feel the pinch' - Jul 27, 2009 BBC News...produced the first International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species for the 1280 known species of freshwater crab. IUCN finds no impact - Jul 24, 2009 The New NationFinally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently published its post-survey report on the Lawachhara reserve forest where Bad News for Jaws: 32 Percent of Sharks At Risk of Extinction - Jul 31, 2009 EcoWorldlyThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Shark Specialist Group (SSG), found that one third of sharks are at risk for extinction. Wildlife Conservation Needs More Funding and Cooperation - Jul 28, 2009 HealthNewsDigest.comSpeaking on behalf of WWF and TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring arm of WWF and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), US Congress To Pass Ban on “Finningâ€? to Protect Sharks - Jul 29, 2009 EcoWorldlyAccording to the IUCN (which tracks endangered species with its annual “red list“) and governmental and NGO conservation groups, one third or more of all Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN - Jul 18, 2009 RTThe latest analysis of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, which is published every four years by the International Union for the Conservation of Poaching Crisis As Rhino Horn Demand Booms In Asia - Jul 26, 2009 Science Daily (press release)...“Rhino populations in both Africa and Asia are being seriously threatened by poaching and illegal trade,â€? said Dr Jane Smart, Director of IUCN's Nepal's river dolphins in danger - Aug 2, 2009 United Press International, AsiaIf you would like to contribute please visit the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) at: http://www.iucn.org. Tunisia - Co-operation between Tunisia and IUCN reviewed - Jul 14, 2009 ISRIAThe latter said the meeting had allowed to review the different fields of co-operation between Tunisia and the IUCN in matters of environment and prospects ECOVIEWS: Shark population dwindling, laws must be enforced - Jul 12, 2009 Dateline AlabamaThe IUCN experts give various reasons for the decline in some species. One reason is that shark fisheries are not sustainable industries because of the Sable Antelope - One Sold for $ 385 000 and Giant Species ... - Jul 30, 2009 EcoWorldlyThe Giant Sable Antelope is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN and is endemic to the region between the Cuango and Luando Rivers in Angola. Barbary Apes under threat - Jul 16, 2009 Dispatch Online...“The Moroccan government has been collaborating with IUCN to discover the reason for this shift in behaviour. The IUCN ... visited the area and found that Brunei Releases Olive Ridley Turtle Fitted with Transmitter - Jul 26, 2009 EcoWorldlyAlthough the Olive Ridley has the highest population of any marine turtle, the species is currently classified as vulnerable by IUCN. PANGOLIN PHOTOS: Fetus Soup, Other "Cures" Drive Trade - Jul 14, 2009 National Geographic...the international conservation group WWF and the wildlife-trade watchdog group TRAFFIC, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). BirdLife: New guidelines bring hope for world's seabirds - Jul 31, 2009 EurositeSeabirds have deteriorated in IUCN Red List status faster than any other group of bird species. The world's oceans are seriously under-protected. Frozen Tiger Found in Taxi - Jul 25, 2009 EcoWorldlyNguyen Dao Ngoc Van from TRAFFIC, a program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), From slayer to protector - Aug 1, 2009 Thanh Nien DailyBut the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) lists the dugong as “vulnerable to extinctionâ€? due to overhunting and Freshwater Crabs at Risk of Extinction - Jul 29, 2009 EcoWorldlyThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessment, produced by scientists from the Zoological Society of London and Northern Forest beckons reared cubs - Jul 26, 2009 Calcutta TelegraphClassified as vulnerable by the IUCN, these cats are found largely in the semi-evergreen and rain forests of the Northeast. Indian law accord clouded Asian Demand for Rhino Horn Fuels Poaching Crisis - Jul 16, 2009 Environment News ServiceThe International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, and the global conservation organization WWF, and their affiliated wildlife trade monitoring 117 bird species on risk of extinction in Indonesia - Jul 16, 2009 XinhuaAccording to the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), out of the 117 species, 68 of them are categorized as vulnerable, 32 very vulnerable and 17 in Brahmaputra River's Dolphin Population Facing a New Threat: Oil ... - Aug 4, 2009 EcoWorldly...an extensive report submitted by Dr. Abdul Wakid to the IUCN hopes to establish protected areas for the Ganges River Dolphins in the Brahmaputra river Picture gallery: Future dim for threatened species - Jul 14, 2009 Deutsche WelleThe environmental conservation group IUCN has delivered a hard-hitting appraisel of the United Nations. Despite its attempts to halt the extinction of One-of-a-Kind Kadogo: World's Only Bald Gorilla - Aug 3, 2009 EcoWorldlyListed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, it is estimated that only 720 of the mountain gorillas exist today. Threats include poaching, habitat Clear choked canals, clogged drains for respite: expert - Jul 28, 2009 Bangladesh News 24 hoursDr Ainun Nishat, country representative, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, Bangladesh told bdnews24.com that unless those canals are cleared of encroachers Chronicles of Ranthambhore - Jul 13, 2009 HinduThe World Conservation Union (IUCN) has put some of us on what is known as the Endangered Species List. Yes, me too. Tiger population is on the decline Prosthetic Flippers Give Injured Turtles Yu-Chan and Allison a ... - Aug 4, 2009 EcoWorldlyListed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, average 250 pounds and can live more than 50 years. United States and other wealthy nations vulnerable to water disasters - Aug 3, 2009 newjerseynewsroom.comDr. Mark Smith, head of the Water Program at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), agrees that a global water crisis is on the way. Survey of flora and fauna on the verge of extinction in the country - Jul 27, 2009 Press Information Bureau (press release)As per the IUCN Red Data List, Salamander is not on the verge of extinction. The species is distributed in Darjeeling district of West Bengal and some of India, Bangladesh: Dam Diplomacy - Aug 4, 2009 ISNAinun Nishat, country director of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Bangladesh (IUCN), was recently quoted on BDNews24.com as saying that Ghariyals singing rain rain go away... - Aug 2, 2009 Times of India...by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and is listed as a Schedule (I) species in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, Last chance to save the gorilla - Aug 2, 2009 Ethiopian Review..."Since then they have been hammered as food," says Liz Williamson of the IUCN's Primate Specialist Group. No one knows how many remain but Walsh and others Curbs on overfishing beginning to succeed worldwide - Aug 1, 2009 Gaea TimesJune 25th, 2009 LONDON - In a new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), it has been estimated that over 30 percent of the Wild Populations of Endangered Frog Found in Southern California - Jul 23, 2009 Environment News ServiceThe mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa, is on the federal Endangered Species List and is classed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN - Jul 11, 2009 Wildlife ExtraLife on Earth is under serious threat, despite the commitment by world leaders to reverse the trend, according to a detailed analysis of the IUCN Red List Ministry: Komodo dragons move purely for conservation purposes - Jul 28, 2009 AntaraThe plan was in line with the demand of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) which recommends a studbook system Meet Obama - Uganda's first rhino calf in 27 years - Jul 30, 2009 Southern Africa DirectThe southern white rhino is classified on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List as near threatened, while the northern Hand-up for humpbacks - Jul 31, 2009 New Zealand Herald...scientists succeeded in having oceanic humpbacks placed on the endangered list by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Guinness World Record by Planting 541176 Saplings - Jul 19, 2009 NewsBlazeThe campaign was spearheaded by the Sindh Forest Department, and had the technical support of International Union of Conservation (IUCN) and World Wildlife Ganges River Dolphin Survival Threatened by Oil Exploration - Jul 25, 2009 Environment News Service..."The Brahmaputra River is very important habitat for these endangered dolphins," said Braulik, who is a member of the IUCN's Cetacean Specialist Group. Mary River turtle finds some influential mates - Aug 2, 2009 The Gympie TimesMarilyn has been invited to the US to address a turtle biology and conservation symposium organised by the IUCN Turtle Survival Alliance. Similan Islands - Turtles & reefs tours in December - Jul 18, 2009 Travel DiveThey are listed as globally threatened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and are protected by International Law (CITES) and Thai Law. Last Population of Javan Rhino Subspecies Struggling Against ... - Jul 15, 2009 EcoWorldlyAnd what about the fact that this activity will be taking place at the edge of a National Park that is home to 40 species on the IUCN Red List? Greenland shark meat may become new source of biofuel - Aug 1, 2009 FIS.com (Registro)But the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) disagrees, as does the Danish branch of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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