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DEAD DOLPHINS AND A FISHING ROW
But this, say conservationists, is an attempt to hide the impact of commercial fishing on endangered species... READ MORE›
WORLD'S LARGEST SEA TURTLE COULD COME OFF 'ENDANGERED' LIST
But NOAA Fisheries is going to look at the status of the turtles worldwide, said Angela Somma, chief of endangered species division with NOAA Fisheries... READ MORE›
LOSING THE WILDERNESS: A 10TH HAS GONE SINCE 1992 AND GONE FOR GOOD
According to the study, Australia has not suffered the worst of global wilderness loss... READ MORE›
LOUD ORGIES OF MEXICAN FISH COULD DEAFEN DOLPHINS SAY SCIENTISTS
An individual spawning Gulf corvina, say the researchers, utters a mating call resembling a really loud machine gun with multiple rapid sound pulses... READ MORE›
WAITROSE URGED TO STOP SELLING SHETLAND SCALLOPS OVER DREDGING CONCERNS
Waitrose and MSC defend eco credentials of Shetland king scallops as conservation group calls for sales to be suspended... READ MORE›
'A RECKONING FOR OUR SPECIES': THE PHILOSOPHER PROPHET OF THE ANTHROPOCENE
Conserving individual insect species piecemeal, as is done with most endangered mammals, is extremely difficult... READ MORE›
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SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION? TWO-THIRDS OF WILDLIFE COULD BE GONE BY 2020
In the report, the rapid extinction is blamed on habitat loss, over exploitation of resources, pollution and climate change... READ MORE›
WHAT IF ALL BUMBLEBEES WENT EXTINCT? WE'D BE IN 'A WORLD OF TROUBLE'
The rusty patched bumblebee isA now the first bee of any type in the continental U.S. to receive the endangered species designation... READ MORE›
GIRAFFES FACING EXTINCTION AFTER DEVASTATING DECLINE, EXPERTS WARN
The cage bird trade in Asia is also driving many feathered species towards extinction, including the spectacular sunset lorikeet... READ MORE›
NORWAY PLANS TO CULL MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF ITS WOLF POPULATION
But the new legal hunting limit is beyond anything that the wild population can withstand, according to Norway's leading green groups... READ MORE›
HUMANS HAVE DESTROYED A TENTH OF EARTH'S WILDERNESS IN 25 YEARS - STUDY
The study said that wilderness was being loss faster than pristine places were being designated as protected areas, at 3.3m sq km versus 2.5m sq km... READ MORE›
GIRAFFES FACE 'SILENT EXTINCTION' AS POPULATION SHRINKS NEARLY 40 PERCENT
In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›
GIANT PANDAS REBOUND OFF ENDANGERED LIST
The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it... READ MORE›
REVEALED: THE CRIMINALS MAKING MILLIONS FROM ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
Many iconic animals are heading toward extinction only 30,000 rhinos are alive today, 5 percent of the number four decades ago... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS IT WILL SHUT DOWN IVORY TRADE BY END OF 2017
Post to Facebook China says it will shut down ivory trade by end of 2017 The move is designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants... READ MORE›
60 PERCENT OF GLOBAL WILDLIFE SPECIES WIPED OUT
The Living Planet Report 2016, released on Thursday, blamed deforestation, pollution, overfishing, and the illegal wildlife trade for pushing species populations to the edge ... READ MORE›
NEW MAP REVEALS SHATTERING EFFECT OF ROADS ON NATURE
Ibisch also said international attempts to protect the environment often ignored the importance of the last remaining roadless areas... READ MORE›
ENVIRONMENTALISTS WARN OF BUMBLEBEE'S EXTINCTION AFTER TRUMP HALTS REGULATIONS
Order for 60-day pause on regulations not yet implemented includes protection for endangered rusty patched bumblebee, which experts say is near extinction... READ MORE›
DEATH OF ENDANGERED NORTHERN WHITE RHINO LEAVES JUST SIX OF THE ANIMALS LEFT IN THE WORLD
While there are thousands of southern white rhinos still roaming the plains of sub-Saharan Africa, decades of rampant poaching have drastically cut northern white rhino numbers... READ MORE›
RED LIST: ASH TREES AND ANTELOPES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION
While more than 150 new endangered species have been added to the new Red List, the prospects of some have improved... READ MORE›
COULD GIVING WILD ANIMALS PROPERTY RIGHTS HELP STOP THEIR DECLINE?
An animal property rights system would give animals a voice during the land management decision-making processes that put their lives at risk... READ MORE›
FROM 'DRACULA' FISH TO SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS
Some 133 plants, 39 invertebrates, 26 fish, 10 amphibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal have been discovered over the past 6 years in the Eastern Himalayas, the report says... READ MORE›
RED LIST: THOUSANDS OF SPECIES AT RISK OF EXTINCTION DUE TO HUMAN ACTIVITY
Craig Hilton-Taylor, who heads the group's red list unit, said species were going extinct at a faster rate than at any time in human history... READ MORE›
BEE INSPIRED WHY OSLO HAS PUT COLOGICAL RICHES AT THE HEART OF THE CITY
The Norwegian council for biodiversity Sabima has lobbied the government to provide a budget for farmers to maintain meadows and other ecologically important areas... READ MORE›
US LAUNCHES PLAN TO HALT DECLINE OF MONARCH BUTTERFLY
The Centre for Biological Diversity went to court last August to seek protection for the monarch under the endangered species act... READ MORE›
POACHERS USING SCIENCE PAPERS TO TARGET NEWLY DISCOVERED SPECIES
Journals begin withholding geographical locations after warnings the data is helping smugglers drive lizards, snakes and frogs to 'near-extinction'... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: GOVERNMENT INACTION LEADING TO INCREASED POLLUTION ON BARRIER REEF, SAYS WWF
More than half of the non-referred property that appeared to require approval under the EPBC fell in Great Barrier Reef catchments... READ MORE›
WHY WE NEED A TRULY INTERNATIONAL APPROACH TO TACKLING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
The illegal wildlife trade is now the fourth most lucrative transnational crime after drugs, arms and human trafficking... READ MORE›
2016 STATE OF NATURE REPORT: WILDLIFE WINNERS AND LOSERS - IN PICTURES
All agriculture and environment treaties for nature and wildlife will have to be rethought... READ MORE›
BABY DOLPHIN DIES AFTER BEING PARADED ON BEACH FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Recently photographs taken in Santa Teresita showing a group of people passing a dolphin around on dry land on two occasions have emerged... READ MORE›
LIZARD TRAFFICKERS EXPLOIT LEGAL LOOPHOLES TO TRADE AT WORLD'S BIGGEST FAIR
International experts believe that rare species such as earless monitor lizards could not be captive-bred for sale in trade fairs... READ MORE›
PROTECTED LANDS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AREN'T PROPERLY SAFEGUARDED, REPORT SAYS
Nearly 15 percent of the Earth's land, covering around 20m sq km, is contained in national parks or other protected areas... READ MORE›
MORE THAN ONE IN 10 OF ENGLAND'S WILDLIFE SITES 'LOST SINCE 2009'
The Wildlife Trusts warns that England's quiet, unnoticed wild places in which nature thrives are at risk... READ MORE›
CLIMATE CHANGE COMPOUNDING THREATS TO AUSTRALIA'S ECOSYSTEMS, STUDIES FIND
Climate change compounding threats to Australia's ecosystems, studies find... READ MORE›
LABOUR PROMISES TO PROTECT PUBLIC FORESTS
Shadow environment secretary Maria Eagle we will reform the forestry commission to increase public access to nature ... READ MORE›
HOW THE DORMOUSE IS RETURNING TO ENGLAND'S HEDGEROWS AFTER 100 YEARS
More than 100 years after they were last recorded by Victorian naturalists in Yorkshire's Wensleydale valley, rare dormice have returned to a secret woodland location there... READ MORE›