Recent News Headlines : Endangered Species

'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

14th December, 2017 6819

NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, OFFICIALS SAY


Mark Murray-Brown, an Endangered Species Act consultant for NOAA, said right whales have been declining in abundance since 2010, with females hit harder than males... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 547

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

5th December, 2017 2706

JAPAN'S MUCH-MALIGNED 'RESEARCH WHALING' DRAWS FIRE FOR POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL TREATY


Japan's debunked research whaling program draws more criticism at an international meeting in Geneva for targeting protected sei whales... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 39

CAN ELEPHANT TROPHY HUNTING REALLY HELP SPECIES SURVIVAL?


Elephant trophies Can trophy hunting really help species survival?... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 1370

DONALD TRUMP PUTS PLAN TO ALLOW IMPORTATION OF ELEPHANT BODY PARTS 'ON HOLD' AFTER BACKLASH


Donald Trump says he is putting plans to reverse a ban on the importation of body parts from African elephants shot for sport on hold... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 2737

TRUMP DELAYS NEW POLICY ON IMPORTING ELEPHANT PARTS


As a result, the number of African elephants has shrunk from about 5 million a century ago to about 400,000... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 5

TRUMP PUTS ELEPHANT TROPHY IMPORTS ON HOLD


President Donald Trump has suspended the import of elephant hunting trophies, only a day after a ban was relaxed by his administration... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 11627

TRUMP DELAYS NEW POLICY ON IMPORTING ELEPHANT PARTS


As a result, the number of African elephants has shrunk from about 5 million a century ago to about 400,000 remaining... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 83

CHESTER ZOO SUCCESSFULLY BREEDS RARE CATALAN NEWT


The critically endangered species, also known as the wild Montseny newt, is from the Montseny mountain range in north-eastern Catalonia, about 60 miles 100km north of Barcelona... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 1143

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL ALLOW ELEPHANT TROPHIES TO BE IMPORTED FROM ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE


The Trump administration is all set to reverse the Obama-era ban on importing elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia to the United States... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 326

MALAYAN TIGER CUBS CELEBRATED AT PRAGUE ZOO


Two cubs of critically endangered Malayan tigers lie in their enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, on Nov. 14, 2017... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 1829

HOW GERMANY'S 'WOOD DETECTIVES' ARE PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES


George Gruhn, a Nashville guitar salesman, says his industry has been paralyzed by regulations on rosewood, a crucial raw material... READ MORE

2nd November, 2017 10

ALMOST HALF OF THREATENED VERTEBRATES ARE ON ISLANDS -- AND THAT COULD HELP SAVE THEM


Researchers found that 1,189 highly threatened vertebrate species -- amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals -- breed on 1,288 islands, the study in Science Advances journal said... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 0

CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON MODELS OF PROPOSED US-MEXICO BORDER WALL


Federal contractors have started to build prototypes of US President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico... READ MORE

27th September, 2017 0

WORLD'S ONLY ALBINO ORANGUTAN NEEDS NEW HOME AWAY FROM 'HUMAN THREAT' A


The five-year-old orangutan cannot be safely returned to the wild because of health issues related to her albinism, according to the Borneo Orangutan Survival BOS Foundation... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 2567

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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

27th October, 2016 43275

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

24th March, 2017 40419

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

8th December, 2016 33267

PANDAS NO LONGER ENDANGERD; GORRILLA NUMBERS DECLINE


The giant panda is no longer an endangered species... READ MORE

5th September, 2016 24562

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

9th September, 2016 21720

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

8th December, 2016 19137

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

5th September, 2016 15465

'THE LOSS OF EVEN ONE ANIMAL IS HUGE WITH ANIMALS WITH A POPULATION THIS SMALL,' SAYS MARINE BIOLOGIST


DFO is asking that if anyone sees a dead, injured or entangled marine mammal to call the Marine Animal Response Society at 1-866-567-6277... READ MORE

25th June, 2017 12161

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

26th September, 2016 11552

EASTERN GORILLA NOW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED DUE TO ILLEGAL HUNTING


The eastern gorilla has suffered a 70 percent population collapse over the past 20 years, primarily due to illegal hunting... READ MORE

5th September, 2016 10380

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

28th October, 2016 9975

THE 10 SPECIES MOST AT RISK FROM CLIMATE CHANGE


Species such as the hawksbill turtle are dependant on coral reefs which are bleaching and dying with climate change... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 7372

NEW SPECIES OF GIBBON DISCOVERED IN CHINA


Newly recognised species given the name 'Skywalker hoolock gibbon' by the team that proved it was distinct from other Chinese gibbons... READ MORE

11th January, 2017 6809

CECIL THE LION HUNTER WALTER PALMER FACES CALLS FOR PROSECUTION


US uproar over death of protected animal forces Walter Palmers practice to close, as two others attend Zimbabwean court to face poaching charges... READ MORE

30th July, 2015 5779

DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S 'GUARDIAN HEADLINE' HALTS BORNEO BRIDGE


Sukau is adjacent to the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, which is a popular eco-tourism site... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 5655

'LET THE DOLPHIN GAMES BEGIN': GRUESOME JAPANESE COVE HUNT SPILLS FIRST BLOOD


'Let the dolphin games begin' Gruesome Japanese cove hunt spills first blood -- RT News... READ MORE

10th September, 2016 5014

CECIL'S THE LION: CUBS ARE BEING PROTECTED BY HIS BROTHER


One leading expert on animal law in the US, David Favre, said Dr Palmer is at serious risk of prosecution... READ MORE

1st August, 2015 4905

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

10th February, 2017 4549

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

19th October, 2014 4409

HALF THE WORLD'S SPECIES COULD GO EXTINCT AND YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM


He points to biologists' predictions that half of the world's species could become extinct by the middle of the century... READ MORE

19th May, 2017 4268

US HUNTER 'SHOOTS DEAD' HISTORIC FIRST GREY WOLF SEEN IN GRAND CANYON FOR 70 YEARS


Endangered Species Act, which bans killing of imperiled animals without a special permit, but coyotes in the state are allowed to be shot on sight... READ MORE

1st January, 2015 4208

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

15th September, 2017 4122

KILLING OF CECIL THE LION PROMPTS CALLS FOR EU BAN ON IMPORTING LION TROPHIES


Zimbabwe - along with Namibia, Tanzania and South Africa - is listed as 'positive', ie with a sustainable enough population of lions to accommodate hunting... READ MORE

27th July, 2015 3853

CHERNOBYL ANIMALS THRIVE IN EXCLUSION ZONE WITHOUT HUMANS


The report published in Current Biology used helicopter surveys and tracks in newly-fallen snow to trace the population of wildlife in the exclusion zone... READ MORE

5th October, 2015 3638

BAN ON SHARK TRADE COMES INTO FORCE


Related Stories All trade in five named species of sharks is to be regulated from now on, in a significant step forward for conservation... READ MORE

14th September, 2014 3408

CINCINNATI ZOO KILLS GORILLA TO SAVE CHILD


In the wild, they can be found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea... READ MORE

29th May, 2016 3166

US LISTS FIRST BUMBLE BEE SPECIES AS ENDANGERED


First us bumble bee species listed as endangered after numbers plummet... READ MORE

11th January, 2017 3027

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

8th November, 2015 3011

HALF OF WORLD'S RARE ANTELOPE POPULATION DIED WITHIN WEEKS


But something must have triggered this change across the entire population most likely a environmental factor, said Kock... READ MORE

3rd November, 2015 2902

FEAST YOUR EYES ON THE UGLIEST ANIMALS IN THE WORLD


Also known as the hairy frogfish, the striated frogfish Antennarius striatus is an expert at camouflage... READ MORE

22nd October, 2016 2848


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