Volunteers needed to monitor endangered birds

THE JOURNAL STAR
The Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership seeks volunteers to monitor tern and plover colonies along the Platte River from Columbus to Plattsmouth.
Volunteers will help staff monitor nesting populations, build protective fences and involve communities.
Those interested in volunteering must attend a three-hour training session in 153 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege St. in Lincoln. Dates [...]

Guanacos Could Go Extinct in Peru in 30 Years

LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE
LIMA – The less than 3,000 guanacos living in Peru could be extinct in 30 years due to poaching, researcher Jane C. Wheeler said.
Guanacos are completely wild and live at altitudes of between 1,000 meters (3,279 feet) and 3,800 meters (12,459 feet) in remote areas.
The animals are unfriendly because they are constantly [...]

Major brands implicated in Amazon destruction

GREENPEACE
Brazil — Just as protecting the world’s forests is rapidly becoming a recognized necessity for fighting climate change, we have discovered that major fashion, food and sports brand names are unwittingly driving the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
Our  three-year investigation into Brazil’s booming cattle industry – the largest source of deforestation in the world and [...]

Nearly 60% of Malta’s shark species threatened with extinction

MALTA TODAY
Shark Alliance calls on EU Commissioner Joe Borg for stronger finning ban
The Shark Alliance marked Global Ocean Policy Day by calling on EU Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg to strengthen one of the EU’s most important and far-reaching policies for sharks: the ban on “finning”, the slicing of fins and tossing the body at sea.
The [...]

Many species of birds, fish face extinction

THE NEW NATION – BANGLADESH
Number of many species of birds, fishes, insects and some animals has been reduced alarmingly causing concern to ecology, bio-diversity and the overall environment in the country’s northern region as elsewhere in recent decades.
Besides, many indigenous species of birds, fishes, beneficial insects and animals have already been extinct and some others [...]

Rare Xmas Island bat ‘facing extinction’

ABC.NET.AU
Efforts to save a tiny Christmas Island bat from extinction have hit a setback, with a trial capture program failing.
The Federal Government is considering whether to approve the program for the remaining pipistrelle bats, which are believed to number fewer than 20.
But a trial with similar bats in the Northern Territory found it was nearly [...]

Tree rat facing extinction

NEWS.COM.AU
THE golden-backed tree-rat could be facing extinction in the Northern Territory after scientists failed to find any trace of the rodent during an expedition to western Arnhem Land.
Weighing about 200g, the rat is listed as vulnerable nationally and endangered in the NT where it has only been recorded three times by Europeans between 1901 [...]

Climate Change Threatens Endangered Honeycreeper Birds of Hawaii

SCIENCE DAILY
ScienceDaily (May 27, 2009) — As climate change causes temperatures to increase in Hawaii’s mountains, deadly non-native bird diseases will likely also creep up the mountains, invading most of the last disease-free refuges for honeycreepers – a group of endangered and remarkable birds.
A just-published U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) review discusses the likelihood of a [...]

Restaurant warns: Endangered fish on menu

UPI
LONDON, May 27 (UPI) — Restaurant chain Nobu has added warnings to the menus of its London locations advising patrons not to order the bluefin tuna because it is endangered.
The Japanese food chain altered its menu to include a note informing customers that the fish, which is included in meals that sell for up to [...]

Another Chinese Yangtze Species Extinct?

CHINA BRIEFING.COM
May 26 – Following the sad tale of the extinction of the Chinese Yangtze River Dolphin, it appears the Yangtze River is losing more species, including the giant Chinese Paddlefish, which has not been seen alive since 2007.
Reaching 23 feet (7 meters) in length and weighing half a ton (450 kilograms), the creature is [...]