Conservation

Sidebar

Categories

Recent Blogs

Prince William Calls for Better Support for Wildlife Conservationists on South Africa Visit

11 November 2024

Barbary macaques : threatened and unique.

05 December 2018

Forest lives are changing, with combined human/insect threats.

13 November 2017

The North Sea totally explored (twice) by OCEANA.

28 August 2017

Extinction or habitat management - the stark choice.

04 July 2017

Blog Tags

Trade in bushmeat decimating Tanzanian forests

featured Trade in bushmeat decimating Tanzanian forests

In Tanzania, international and local environmentalists have just released a new report which confirms that bushmeat hunting alongside destruction of the forests is a major threat to this unique environment....

On by Lucy Brake 0 Comments

Africa urged to come together to protect migratory birds

Africa urged to come together to protect migratory birds

The Finnish ornithologist Johannes Leche is widely credited with undertaking the first proper study of the migratory patterns of birds, with his pioneering work in the mid-18th century based largely...

On by David Hewitt 0 Comments

Asian tiger numbers could triple

Asian tiger numbers could triple

In November 2010, the heads of government of the 13 tiger range countries signed the St Petersburg declaration promising to double the world's population of wild tigers by 2020. An...

On by Louise Murray 0 Comments

New reserves proposed to protect sub-Antarctic marine life

New reserves proposed to protect sub-Antarctic marine life

The latest sub-Antarctic Islands' marine reserves will cover just over 435,000 hectares to help protect and conserve marine life in this unique and important environment. The sub-Antarctic Islands are known...

On by Lucy Brake 0 Comments

Concern for shark populations in conservation report

Concern for shark populations in conservation report

A new report has expressed concern about the future of the world's shark populations despite a decade of conservation work. The document, produced by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network,...

On by John Dean 0 Comments

Fish decline linked to weather cycle in Atlantic

Fish decline linked to weather cycle in Atlantic

The striped bass was once one of the success stories of conservation. Previously overfished, then serious catch limits were put in place and the population of striped bass was able...

On by Lucy Brake 0 Comments

Sharks dying for soup - stop shark finning

Sharks dying for soup - stop shark finning

An average of five humans have been killed by sharks each year since 2000, yet every year we kill up to 75 million sharks for their fins, used in Chinese...

On by Louise Murray 0 Comments