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An otter's tale

An otter's tale

Posted Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:01:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

The meat-eaters are an order of mammals with seven families. Among those, the otters are one of the five groups of the mustelid family.

An otter's tale

Primates are in peril - Our relatives are almost extinct

Primates are in peril - Our relatives are almost extinct

Posted Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:49:36 GMT by Dave Armstrong

A new report highlights the 25 most endangered primate species. The new report, Primates In Peril, was published this week at the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity COP11.

Primates are in peril - Our relatives are almost extinct

Pacific conservation measures for bigeye tuna are urgently needed

Pacific conservation measures for bigeye tuna are urgently needed

Posted Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:15:12 GMT by Dave Armstrong

The variety of fishing techniques used in the Pacific means that BET (bigeye tuna) biomass is soon going to dip below the maximum sustainable yield levels.

Pacific conservation measures for bigeye tuna are urgently needed

 Heat is on for salamanders

Heat is on for salamanders

Posted Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:59:38 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Around one-third of Salamander larvae vanished from sites in North Carolina, USA, during severe drought, according to new research.

Heat is on for salamanders

Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss

Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss

Posted Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:54:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

After years of depredations ranging from their use for bushmeat to dwindling population and disease, African apes are now in greater danger than ever, this time from habitat loss.

Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss

Shark finning in the EU

Shark finning in the EU

Posted Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:11:23 GMT by Dave Armstrong

As 5% more people every year consume shark fin soup, the number of rare sharks in the sea continues to fall dramatically.

Shark finning in the EU

World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012

World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012

Posted Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:01:00 GMT by Michael Evans

The rhino is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Poachers using sophisticated methods kill enormous numbers for their horns, which are thought by Chinese medicine advocates to have medicinal properties. This has been proved to be untrue and since it is impossible to stop the poachers, the only hope for the rhino is to persuade users of rhino horn that using it for medical treatment is a futile exercise.

World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012

Most valuable or virtually extinct?

Most valuable or virtually extinct?

Posted Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:42:45 GMT by Dave Armstrong

The most threatened species are often therefore those that seem almost unnecessary, The 'Priceless or Worthless', title of a new conservation report says it all.

Most valuable or virtually extinct?

Coral cover's deadly decline

Coral cover's deadly decline

Posted Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:23:54 GMT by Dave Armstrong

The September update from the Panamanian Report on Caribbean coral cover and coral fauna has been published. From starfish to vertebrates, the IUCN and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network have published a number of reports on the health of Caribbean coral.

Coral cover's deadly decline

Asian Species in Crisis

Asian Species in Crisis

Posted Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:31:20 GMT by Dave Armstrong

From orang-utan to giant catfish, the exotic animals of Asia are just about the most endangered, and loved, on earth.

Asian Species in Crisis

White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?

White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?

Posted Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:59:13 GMT by Dave Armstrong

How does white syndrome destroy coral reefs? Montipora White Syndrome and that of many Acripora and many other corals, is caused or rather associated with multiple infections of ciliates, helminth worms and together they cause multiple lesions and a horrific loss of cells and biomass.

White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?

Spineless Stories of Mass Extinction

Spineless Stories of Mass Extinction

Posted Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:20:33 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Of all of the invertebrate groups, 20% are threatened with extinction, possibly because of lack of conservation and relevant studies according to a new study by The Zoological Society of London (RZS), along with the IUCN Red List and Wildscreen.

Spineless Stories of Mass Extinction

 Coral rarely crosses Eastern Pacific Barrier, as Darwin predicted, says study

Coral rarely crosses Eastern Pacific Barrier, as Darwin predicted, says study

Posted Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:17:26 GMT by Adrian Bishop

Biologist Charles Darwin was right - coral rarely crosses the Eastern Pacific Barrier, new research suggests.

Coral rarely crosses Eastern Pacific Barrier, as Darwin predicted, says study

Tag and track - Ant roads in the woods

Tag and track - Ant roads in the woods

Posted Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:59:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Tiny radio tags fitted to track the 'ant roads' of Formica lugubris. Hairy wood ants in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the rest of Europe, are near-threatened. So what does York do to help?

Tag and track - Ant roads in the woods

Ocean Health Index provides valuable data

Ocean Health Index provides valuable data

Posted Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:04:59 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Marine scientists launch the Ocean Health Index. This is an assessment of the health and benefits of the global ocean.

Ocean Health Index provides valuable data

The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation

The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation

Posted Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:30:00 GMT by Sarah Wilson

What happened at the 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia? The aim of ICRS2012 was to discuss the fragile future of our global coral reefs and the fish stocks that depend on them and it was attended by over 2000 people from 80 different countries.

The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation

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Barbary macaques : threatened and unique.

Posted Wed, 05 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT by JW. Dowey

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

Posted Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:10:01 GMT by JW. Dowey

The North Sea totally explored (twice) by OCEANA.

Posted Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:59:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Extinction or habitat management - the stark choice.

Posted Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:35:01 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Dingo rules - both kangaroos and nutrient supplies.

Posted Wed, 10 May 2017 09:39:01 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Thai tigers survive and breed in the wild.

Posted Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:45:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Hedgehogs mirror wildlife problems around the world.

Posted Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:25:00 GMT by Dave Armstrong

Primates matter, and this is why!

Posted Mon, 23 Jan 2017 10:15:00 GMT by JW. Dowey

The Casper octopus thrives in the deep sea, but exploiters are threatening

Posted Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:05:00 GMT by JW Dowey

Sharks and rays suffer (extinction) in the Mediterranean

Posted Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:40:00 GMT by Paul Robinson