House Sparrows Move Towards Extinction

ONE INDIA
Ornithologists and forest officers in Punjab have expressed concern over the dwindling population of some popular birds, including the very common house sparrows. Disappearance of the common house sparrow from the urban areas is not something new.
A few years ago, alarm bells rang when the population count of the house sparrows decreased in London. [...]

Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries

ABC AUSTRALIA
Concerns have been raised about a dramatic decrease in endangered bird numbers in Tasmania.
Experts say drought, wildfires and the spread of urban development have contributed to the decline in numbers of the 40-spotted pardelote and the swift parrot.
Conservationist, Sally Bryant, says pardelote, or 40-spot, numbers in the state have dropped significantly over the last [...]

Schwarzenegger Greenwashes Way Across Europe As Salmon Face Extinction

DAN BACHER – INDYBAY
As Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was shamelessly greenwashing his way across Europe and the Middle East to meet with political leaders about “fighting climate change” and “creating green jobs,” a coalition of environmental groups sent a notice of intent to sue over the Schwarzenegger’s administration’s failure to protect imperiled salmon and steelhead in [...]

Mislabelling drives skate to brink of extinction

AFP
PARIS — Due to an 83-year-old error of classification, a species of European skate could become the first marine fish driven to extinction by commercial fishing, according to a study released on Wednesday.
In the 19th century, scientists identified two separate species of the once-widespread European skate, the flapper skate (Dipturus intermedia) and the blue skate [...]

Armenian leopards almost completely extinct in wild

RIANOVSTI
YEREVAN, November 16 (RIA Novosti) – Only five to seven leopards remain in the wild in Armenia, Novosti-Armenia news agency reported, citing the Armenian director of the World Wildlife Fund.
“These noble animals are under the threat of extinction,” Karen Manvelyan said.
According to him, the main reason leading to the leopards’ extinction is poaching.
“Illegal hunting of [...]

Devils doomed unless island home found

ABC ONLINE
Time is running out to save the tasmanian devil from a deadly cancer that has killed more than 70 per cent of the population.
Four years ago the Tasmanian Government started sending healthy devils interstate as an insurance population.
But the Noah’s Ark plan has collected fewer than 200 devils over the past four years, and [...]

Climate change causes extinction of 13 species of animal in Bangladesh

XINHUA
DHAKA, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) — Climate change and man-made adverse environment have so far caused extinction of 13 species of animal and endangered 800 other species in Bangladesh.
Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh (WTB), a national institution committed to conserving the biological diversity of Bangladesh, said the extinct animals are: peacock, crocodile, wolf, wild buffalo, [...]

54 types of endangered species found near DMZ

HANI.KR
It has been confirmed that endangered animals are living in Mintongseon, or the civilian passage restriction area near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South Korea and North Korea.
 
The National Institute of Environment Research (NIER) announced on Thursday that in 2008 it found 3029 wild species in Mintongseon that includes the Cheowon area, Yanggu area, and [...]

IUCN Updates Its Red List

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New to the IUCN Red List, the Rabbs fringe-limbed treefrog is listed as Critically Endangered. Photo by Brad Wilson / Courtesy IUCN.

After updating its Red List of Threatened Species in November, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported that 30 percent of all known amphibians and 28 percent of reptiles [...]

Koalas could be extinct in 30 years: conservationists

AFP
SYDNEY — Australia’s koalas could be extinct in 30 years, conservationists warned Tuesday, calling for the iconic creatures to be declared an endangered species.
The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey indicated numbers may have plunged by more than half in the past six years due to climate change, disease and over-development.
The study showed there [...]