Critically endangered species found in soon-to-be-destroyed Sumatran forests

 Wildlife Extra
Scientists at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have discovered that some unprotected areas of Sumatran forests are safe havens for a variety of threatened species, including tigers, elephants, sun bears, tapirs, golden cats and clouded leopards. The Indonesian Government is currently allocating these areas to oil palm, timber plantations and other concessions, all [...]

Fishes in Europe threatened

Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than a third of freshwater fish species in Europe face extinction due to overfishing, pollution and dams which have caused rivers to dry up, a scientific study said on Thursday.
The continent’s 522 freshwater fish species are under a much higher level of threat than birds or mammals, according to the study [...]

£70,000 to save mussels from extinction

Northern Echo – Ian Noble
A MAJOR £70,000 project aims to provide a lifeline for North York Moor’s under-threat freshwater pearl mussels.
They are virtually extinct in many parts of the country and the last remaining mussels on the North York Moors can be found in the River Esk, above Glaisdale.
High levels of sediment in the Esk [...]