Nature Conservancy of Canada to protect rare and endangered species habitat

THE TELEGRAM -
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced today it will protect 19 acres of rare and endangered species habitat on Sandy Point Island, St. George’s Bay.
This makes a total of 54 acres of land in the area being protected by the NCC. The NCC says the area is quickly being reclaimed by nature. [...]

Poachers kill last four wild northern white rhinos

TIMESONLINE – LEWIS SMITH
The last four northern white rhinoceros remaining in the wild are feared to have been killed for their horns by poachers and are now believed to be extinct in the wild. Only a few are left in captivity but they are difficult to breed and the number is so low that the [...]

UW scientist: Sea level changes a driving force in mass extinctions

ANITA WIER – THE CAPITAL TIMES
Watch out for the oceans.
That’s the lesson of an extensive study by University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor Shanan Peters published June 15 in the journal Nature.
Peters looked at data gathered by scientists over many years and analyzed what they found at about 600 locations all over the continental United States [...]

Earth near tipping point, climatologist warns

TIM HARPER – TORONTO STAR
WASHINGTON–James Hansen returned to Capitol Hill a hero yesterday, but certainly not a conquering hero.
The soft-spoken scientist, hailed as the “whistle-blower for the planet,” tried to quiet a standing ovation from environmentalists here with a typically blunt admonition.
“It is not a time to celebrate,” said Hansen, 20 years to the day [...]

10 most endangered U.S. Wildlife Refuges threatened by politics

WILDLIFE EXTRA
June 2008. US National Wildlife Refuges are supposed to protect wildlife but many refuges themselves threatened, according to a survey of refuge managers and staff by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, PEER.
The overwhelming threat to refuges is political pressure
The overwhelming threat to all refuges, PEER says in its report, is, “political pressure to put [...]

Extinction threatens Vietnam tigers

VietNamNet Bridge – On the endangered species list since 1960, the country’s tiger population is still falling prey to poachers. The number of wild tigers in Vietnam has dropped to around 100, half the figure less than a decade ago, a recent report released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has revealed.
In [...]

Biodiversity loss – it will make you sick

PEOPLE AND PLANET
A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity loss a new landmark book says.
The natural world holds secrets to the development of new kinds of [...]

Coral reefs now an endangered species

ALUMECI NAKEKE – FIJI TIMES
IN any over-populated city or town, industrial development is usually the major cause of polluted oceans which threatens coral reefs and kills marine life.
A survey done by the University of the South Pacific’s Institute of Applied Science indicated that reefs in main urban centres such as Suva, Lautoka and Levuka are [...]

Climate change risk for endangered animals

ABCNET [AUSTRALIA] NEWS
A major study of ancient DNA has produced a grim outlook for endangered animals as a result of climate change.
Adelaide-based scientist Professor Alan Cooper is the head of the Australian Ancient DNA Centre, and will present his findings to the University of Adelaide today.
He says the study has helped identify the process and [...]

New Zealand tries to save 2 endangered dolphins

ASSOCIATED PRESS
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand government banned coastal net fishing and announced new marine mammal sanctuaries Thursday in a bid to prevent the extinction of two indigenous dolphin species.
The tough new measures ban net fishing and trawling in areas ranging out to 1.2 to 7.7 miles from the coast in the [...]