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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›
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›
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›
CAN ELEPHANT TROPHY HUNTING REALLY HELP SPECIES SURVIVAL?
Elephant trophies Can trophy hunting really help species survival?... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
ANOTHER GRAY WOLF ILLEGALLY SHOT AND KILLED IN OREGON
AP -- Police say another gray wolf has been illegally shot and killed in northeastern Oregon... READ MORE›
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›
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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›
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›
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›
ONLY 4 NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS LEFT ON EARTH
The 31-year-old rhino's cyst was so huge, it was untreatable, a rhino curator at the Dvur Kralove zoo said in a statement... READ MORE›
AS ATTITUDES CHANGE, CHINESE LAWMAKERS SEEK BETTER PROTECTION FOR RHINOS AND OTHER ENDANGERED ANIMALS
Arthus Boutin Thoiry Zoo via European Pressphoto Agency BEIJING -- Slowly but surely, Chinese attitudes toward wildlife conservation are changing... READ MORE›
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›
'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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
OUTCRY FOR CECIL THE LION COULD UNDERCUT CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Trophy hunting is often difficult to detach from an era of unquestioned white privilege in Africa, Mr. Dorrington, 56, said... READ MORE›
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›
AMERICAN HUNTRESS SPARKS FURY BY POSTING SELFIE WITH DEAD GIRAFFE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Her first showed her crouching over the prone form of a massive kudu a kind of African antelope with a white-striped body and spiralling horns... 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›
MAN MAY HAVE PAID $55K TO KILL AFRICA'S MOST FAMOUS LION
A Game of Thrones editor, recently killed by a lioness in South Africa, was raising money to combat poaching... READ MORE›
CECIL THE LION'S KILLER WALTER PALMER 'WANTED TO STALK AN ELEPHANT NEXT
It is currently occupied by Honest Ndlovu - who appeared in court alongside Mr Bronkhorst on Wednesday, but has not been charged with illegal hunting... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWE CALLS FOR EXTRADITION OF DENTIST WHO KILLED CECIL THE LION
Muchinguri's remarks come as the White House faces mounting pressure to address a petition for Palmer's extradition to Zimbabwe... READ MORE›
ONE OF SIX REMAINING NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS DIES IN US
One of the critically endangered species remains at the California facility, while another resides in a Czech Republic zoo and three remain in a Kenyan preserve... 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›
NORTHERN WHITE RHINO'S DEATH LEAVES JUST FIVE IN THE WORLD
Rare rhinoceros dies in San Diego Zoo safari park, bringing wonderful species one step closer to extinction... READ MORE›
DENTIST WHO ILLEGALLY KILLED CECIL THE LION BLAMES LOCAL GUIDES FOR THE SCANDAL
Walter James Palmer of Eden Prairie Minnesota has been named by Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force as the shooter of Cecil a 13-year-old prized lion... READ MORE›
TROPHY HUNTING JUST PART OF THE STORY BEHIND DECLINING LION NUMBERS IN AFRICA
Lion numbers are in steep decline across Africa, but trophy hunting is only partly responsible for the long-term losses, say conservationists... READ MORE›
WORLDS FIRST FEMALE ANTI-POACHING UNIT
Lots of the poachers are men and I am the woman fighting with the men Black Mamba Leitah Michabela tells Evan proudly... READ MORE›
40 DEAD TIGER CUBS FOUND IN THAILAND TEMPLE FREEZER
At least 40 dead tiger cubs, a dead bear and various horns found at infamous Tiger Temple, wildlife officials say... READ MORE›