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HONG KONG BANS DOMESTIC SALE OF IVORY
China, however, continued to allow ivory sales domestically... READ MORE›
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›
UN POISED TO MOVE AHEAD WITH LANDMARK TREATY TO PROTECT HIGH SEAS
Despite such uncertainties, conservation groups say the heightened focus on oceans is a sign of progress... 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›
'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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WILD BISON ROAM BANFF NATIONAL PARK FOR 1ST TIME IN MORE THAN CENTURY
The bison were let out into the pasture, where they'll stay for 16 months while being closely monitored by Parks Canada using radio collars... READ MORE›
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›
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›
WE'VE LOST MORE THAN HALF THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE SINCE 1970
Evidence in this years Living Planet Report supports this, said Marco Lambertini,A WWF director general... 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›
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›
CECIL THE LIONS BROTHER JERICHO IS NOT DEAD DESPITE RUMORS, SAY RESEARCHERS
The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force ZCTF said on Facebook earlier on Saturday that Cecil's brother, Jericho, was shot on Saturday at 4pm... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
US FUNDING NEW SOLDIERS IN WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING WAR
The US government will fund the training of a team of giant rats to combat illegal wildlife trafficking in Africa... 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›
BRITISH RESEARCHERS TRACE MYSTERY DEER SKIN BACK TO CHINA'S HAINAN
Pere David's deer is currently the only mammal species that is extinct in the wild but surviving in captivity... READ MORE›
CHEETAH 'MORE VULNERABLE TO EXTINCTION THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT'
In Zimbabwe, cheetah numbers have plummeted by 85 percent in little more than a decade... 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›
THE WORLD IS MAKING A LAST PUSH TO SAVE ITS CUTEST PORPOISE FROM EXTINCTION. IT PROBABLY WON'T WORK.
This vaquita, or the Gulf of California harbor porpoise, was snagged as by-catch in Mexico's Gulf of California... 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›
HALF OF CANADA'S MONITORED WILDLIFE IS IN DECLINE, MAJOR STUDY FINDS
According to researchers, the federal Species at Risk Act Sara has faltered in its mission to protect Canada's most beleaguered wildlife, the report noted... READ MORE›
AFRICAN CONSERVATION GROUP WITH UNUSUAL MISSION ENFORCEMENT
It is headed by a French conservationist, Charlotte Houpline, and together they pursued Mr. Doumbouya, with Mr. Drori posing as a buyer... 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›
PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE ORDERS POLICE TO KILL ELDEST SON, PAOLO, IF DRUG SMUGGLING 'RUMOURS' ARE TRUE
After the hearing, President Duterte's officials and social media supporters accused Mr Trillanes of hiding ill-gotten wealth in secret bank accounts... READ MORE›
FLIGHT FOR LIFE FROM THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY
Scores are leaving El Salvador to escape gang murders and suspected extrajudicial killings El Salvador Josue Salomon looks bewildered... READ MORE›