Fish could face extinction if barrage is allowed, campaigners say

THE WESTON MERCURY
FISH stocks in rivers leading to the Severn Estuary could face extinction if a barrage is built, according to campaigners.
Members of the Stop the Barrage Now group believe fish using the estuary to go between freshwater spawning sites in the Usk and Wye could be wiped out due to a barrage.
The issue has [...]

WWF: eco credit crunch looms large over world

THE HINDU
NEW DELHI: The world is headed for an ecological credit crunch as human demands on its natural capital have reached one- third more than what the earth can sustain.
This warning comes in the latest edition of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Planet Report. In addition, global natural wealth and diversity continue to decline, [...]

Perth’s native birds face extinction as bush is ripped out for housing

BEATRICE THOMAS – THE WEST.COM.AU
More than 80 per cent of Perth’s most prominent native birds face extinction if land clearing continues at current rates, according to alarming new research that puts the spotlight on the State’s planning practices.
An extensive University of WA study of native birds on the Swan coastal plain has found that only [...]

South Korea pushing birds to extinction

INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE
A huge land reclamation project in South Korea is pushing endangered species towards extinction, Reuters has reported.
A report by Birds Korea and Australasian Wader studies group has claimed that the Saemangeum land reclamation project has removed one of the largest feeding grounds on the Yellow Sea for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.
Specifically, [...]

Pangolin, tapir listed as endangered in Malaysia

XINHUA
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct.13 (Xinhua) — Pangolins found in Malaysia and Thailand has officially listed as “endangered” this year, or under the threat of extinction, a local newspaper said on Monday.
The Malaysian tapir has also been officially cited on the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, [...]

BELUGA WHALES ON ENDANGERED LIST

SHORTNEWS
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added the Alaskan Beluga Whale to the list of species that deserve special protection. The decision contradicts Alaskan Governor and Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin.
The population of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales has dropped to about 375 from a 1995 high of almost 700 individuals. The listing means [...]

Burmese Fish in Danger of Extinction

THE IRRAWADDY
RANGOON—A Burmese fish, known locally as ngaphayone (Anguilla bengalensis  bengalensis), is in danger of extinction due to increasing exports, particularly to China, where its larvae is also in high demand.
Many Chinese believe that ngaphayone increase blood flow and bestow luck to those who eat them. Ngaphayone are also used in traditional Chinese medicine, said [...]

3000 amphibian species face extinction

NEWS.COM.AU

UP to 3000 species of amphibians face extinction, giving the world its greatest conservation challenge, a leading expert says.
Chicago-based Amphibian Ark director Kevin Zippel said the looming crisis was entirely man-made and only human intervention could stop it.
“This is really a major extinction crisis,” Dr Zippel said.
“We’ve never seen a group like this singled out [...]

Endangered birds shot in SA

ABC AUSTRALIA
Environment Minister Jay Weatherill says there have been “sickening” attacks on endangered birds on South Australia’s west coast.
Two white-bellied sea eagles and a juvenile coastal raptor have been found with bullet wounds near Searcy Bay, Ceduna and Port Fowler in the past three weeks.
Mr Weatherill says anyone found guilty of killing a protected animal [...]

Endangered San Bernardino Kangaroo Rat Hops Closer to Extinction: Habitat Slashed by Feds

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY PRESS RELEASE
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today finalized a dramatic reduction in habitat designated as critical for the survival of the charismatic and declining San Bernardino kangaroo rat. The proposal would designate a total of only 7,779 acres of habitat, a 76-percent reduction from the current designation of 33,295 [...]