Endangered species at greater risk

THE NEW NATION
ACCORDING to a recent study as reported by AFP, some endangered species may face extinction risk that is upto a hundred times greater than previously thought. By overlooking random differences between individuals in a given population, researchers may have badly underestimated the perils confronting threatened wildlife, the study says. Many larger populations previously [...]

SAVING HORSES FROM EXTINCTION

S.Batbayar- MONSTAME AGENCY
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/
In a fight to save endangered species, a Canadian woman travelled half way around the world and hopes that her experience will help other animals on the verge of extinct.
This past summer, Brandi Petrukovich, an animal sciences student at the University of Saskatchewan, travelled to Mongolia to begin work on her thesis [...]

Poachers Decimate Endangered Bat Population

SAIPAN TRIBUNE – PACIFIC MAGAZINE
Poaching this year has decimated the endangered fruit bat population on Rota Island, the Saipan Tribune reports.
It has been illegal to hunt the endangered Mariana fruit bat since the 1990s. But commonwealth Division of Fish and Wildlife agents believe poachers, in three hunting incidents over the past six months, have [...]

Sharks and rays threatened with extinction

INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE
Over a quarter of sharks and rays located in the north-east Atlantic are threatened with extinction, according to a new report.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Spark Specialist Group (SSG) conducted the report and revealed that sharks, rays and chimaera species are more threatened in this area then they are globally.
Specifically, [...]

Atlantic sharks facing extinction

WESTERN MORNING NEWS
SOME of the region’s most well-known visitors are facing extinction because of the effects of over-fishing, conservationists have warned.
Porbeagle sharks, angel sharks and basking sharks are regular visitors to Westcountry waters, but research carried out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reveals they are at serious risk.
An assessment of sharks, [...]

Alabama sturgeon on the brink of extinction

TUSCALOOSA NEWS
TUSCALOOSA | More than 675 fish species are found in the Southeastern U.S., but a quarter of the area’s species are considered imperiled.

To try to prevent some fish from becoming extinct, scientists from the Southeastern Fishes Council have identified twelve fish in the region that are most at risk for extinction.
One of [...]

Greenpeace showcases the solution to Indonesia´s rapid forest destruction and rising carbon emission

LOS ANGELES CHRONICLE
Jakarta, Indonesia – Greenpeace this morning launched its Forests for Climate initiative, the pioneering solution to reduce deforestation, tackle climate change, preserve global biodiversity and protect the livelihoods of millions of forest people. Forests for Climate (FFC) is Greenpeace´s landmark proposal for an international mechanism to fund sustainable and lasting reductions of emissions [...]

Ban shark fishing to save species: WWF

ABC.NET.AU
Conservation group WWF says the Queensland Government must phase out targeted shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef in a bid to preserve the species.
A report by the Environment Department has raised concerns over the practice in Australia’s northern waters.
WWF spokeswoman Gilly Llewellyn says species like the hammerhead thresher sharks and bull sharks are at [...]

Mexico City’s ‘water monster’ nears extinction

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE/ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEXICO CITY: Beneath the tourist gondolas in the remains of a great Aztec lake lives a creature that resembles a monster — and a Muppet — with its slimy tail, plumage-like gills and mouth that curls into an odd smile.
The axolotl, also known as the “water monster” and the “Mexican walking fish,” was [...]

Brazil charges 81 with illegal Amazon deforestation

MONGABAY.COM
Brazil will file charges against 81 people accused of being the biggest destroyers of the Amazon rainforest, reports the Associated Press.
Environment Minister Carlos Minc said those convicted of crimes — including land-clearing inside reserves and other protected areas — will be fined and required to replant deforested areas. Overall the accused face $99 million in [...]