Conservation News

Our favourite fish under threat says new study

Our favourite fish under threat says new study

Posted Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:09:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

The fish on which we most rely are under threat of extinction says a new survey of scombrids, which include mackerel and tuna - overfishing, pollution and destruction of ocean habitat is the cause say the compilers of the Red List of Threatened Species.

Our favourite fish under threat says new study

Trade in snakes, macaques, sharks out of control, CITES affirms

Trade in snakes, macaques, sharks out of control, CITES affirms

Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:19:01 GMT by Melanie J. Martin

CITES convention examines effects of trade on at-risk species like long-tailed macaques, sharks, and several snake species. Unsustainable wildlife trade not only devastates local ecosystems, it also causes great suffering to individual animals and can introduce invasive species that damage ecosystems abroad.

Trade in snakes, macaques, sharks out of control, CITES affirms

International Whaling Commission 2011 annual meeting assessment

International Whaling Commission 2011 annual meeting assessment

Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:09:00 GMT by John Dean

Now that the dust has settled after the recent annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), it is possible to assess the outcome and see who the winners and losers are. The biggest losers do appear to be the whales of the Southern Atlantic ocean.

International Whaling Commission 2011 annual meeting assessment

Conservation without borders - the future of global conservation initiatives

Conservation without borders - the future of global conservation initiatives

Posted Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:50:00 GMT by Ruth Hendry

Cross-country conservation is the key to successful wildlife preservation. A new publication shows that conservation is most effective when it is carried out collaboratively, across country borders. Conservation projects involving neighbouring countries increase the benefits to wildlife and bring help to conserve large areas of natural habitats.

Conservation without borders - the future of global conservation initiatives

Campaign to save anti-whaling ship

Campaign to save anti-whaling ship

Posted Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:59:00 GMT by Laura Brown

NGO needs to raise $1million to free ship detained as part of ongoing legal action. Marine conservationist activists, Sea Shepherd, have launched a social media campaign to help raise a $1 million plus bond to free their ship at the heart of a UK lawsuit.

Campaign to save anti-whaling ship

Kenya steps up efforts to restore forests

Kenya steps up efforts to restore forests

Posted Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:48:00 GMT by Peter Kahare

Kenya has stepped up effort to conserve heavily depleted forests and boost cover from the current two to ten percent. The government through the Ministry of forestry has underscored the importance of working together with communities living around forests to conserve and restore forests.

Kenya steps up efforts to restore forests

Japan to resume Southern Ocean whaling; Sea Shepherd to resume whale defence

Japan to resume Southern Ocean whaling; Sea Shepherd to resume whale defence

Posted Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:14:00 GMT by Lucy Brake

The Japanese have officially announced that they will return to the Southern Ocean to continue whaling, and now Sea Shepherd are preparing to battle once more. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been battling hard against this barbarism by the Japanese whalers and sees this as simply one more battle to be fought.

Japan to resume Southern Ocean whaling; Sea Shepherd to resume whale defence

'Kings of the hill' vital for sculpting healthy ecosystems

'Kings of the hill' vital for sculpting healthy ecosystems

Posted Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:00:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

The 'apex consumers' of the living world - the lions and tigers and bears, not to mention whales - play an often overlooked role in shaping the ecosystem they sit at the top of. A new review in Science out today, from 24 ecologists, points to the dramatic effects that the weakening of those at the top of the food chain can have - and calls for a new approach that values the conservation of the 'kings of the hill'.

'Kings of the hill' vital for sculpting healthy ecosystems

Hand over forests for better management

Hand over forests for better management

Posted Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:44:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

A conference says Indonesia is losing out because of its failure to give proper land rights to its forest-dwelling citizens. In Indonesia, communities have rights to less than one percent of the country's forest land.

Hand over forests for better management

IWC should have whale conservation as priority - WWF

IWC should have whale conservation as priority - WWF

Posted Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:57:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

With the 63rd annual meeting of the IWC ongoing this week, the WWF has issued a call for the badly-split international organization to reform itself - and put the conservation of whales as its top priority. Threats from oil-and-gas exploration, ship strikes and noise pollution can - and should be tackled - whilst member nations remain deadlocked over whaling.

IWC should have whale conservation as priority - WWF

Bluefin tuna at 'risk of collapse' without drastic action

Bluefin tuna at 'risk of collapse' without drastic action

Posted Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:00:01 GMT by Martin Leggett

The first comprehensive assessment of tuna and billfish has put 5 of 8 tuna species on the Red List for threatened or endangered animals – and the IUCN is warning that Bluefin tuna are particularly vulnerable to vanishing, without the closure of fisheries. The report, out today in Science puts part of the blame on the higher prices of the remaining numbers of tuna and marlin.

Bluefin tuna at 'risk of collapse' without drastic action

Save horseshoe crabs to save the red knot argues scientist

Save horseshoe crabs to save the red knot argues scientist

Posted Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:19:00 GMT by Colin Ricketts

A tiny sea bird is reliant on the health of an American crab's breeding ground new research proves, meaning it's time to act on one to save the other. The horseshoe crab is used by fisherman as bait to catch other sea creatures and its blood is used by drug companies which prize its clotting ability.

Save horseshoe crabs to save the red knot argues scientist

Sharks swim in safety, in The Bahamas at least

Sharks swim in safety, in The Bahamas at least

Posted Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:09:01 GMT by Colin Ricketts

The Bahamas has outlawed the commercial fishing of sharks. The islands' government announced yesterday that the 630,000 square kilometers ( or 243,244 square miles) of the country’s waters are now off limits to commercial shark fishing.

Sharks swim in safety, in The Bahamas at least

Conservationists appeal for tourists not to eat whale meat in Iceland

Conservationists appeal for tourists not to eat whale meat in Iceland

Posted Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:04:00 GMT by John Dean

Conservationist groups have issued an appeal for tourists not to eat whale meat when they visit Iceland. Icelandic fisherman argue that hunting whales is part of the island's heritage but, according to IFAW, a Gallup poll from June 2010 showed just 5% of Icelanders claim to eat the meat regularly.

Conservationists appeal for tourists not to eat whale meat in Iceland

Conservation mission to save petrels on Henderson Island underway

Conservation mission to save petrels on Henderson Island underway

Posted Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:38:01 GMT by Julian Jackson

Rats to be eradicated from unique bird sanctuary in remote part of the globe. Britain's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in partnership with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and other nature conservancy projects is funding a world-leading mission to Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Islands.

Conservation mission to save petrels on Henderson Island underway

Protecting the 'known unknowns' from extinction

Protecting the 'known unknowns' from extinction

Posted Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:00:00 GMT by Martin Leggett

Making sure that we conserve those species not yet known to science is a tricky task – but one that researchers publishing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences think they have moved forward on. Their model predicts that the majority of undiscovered species live in areas that are already top priority for conservationists.

Protecting the 'known unknowns' from extinction

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