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 [...]

Modern world encroaches on endangered antelope in Mongolia

 ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK, Thailand: A rare antelope species already under threat from poaching in Mongolia is facing a new danger — worsening traffic.
As affluent residents acquire motorbikes and cars in parts of western Mongolia, they are clogging roads that run along a key migration route for the saiga which, if not addressed, could reduce their already [...]

Sumatran tigers being sold into extinction, report reveals

 Jessica Aldred  – The Guardian
Laws to protect the Sumatran tiger are failing to prevent body parts of the critically endangered animal from being sold openly in Indonesia, according to a report released today.
Body parts including canine teeth, claws, skin pieces, whiskers and bones were found on sale in one in 10 of the 326 retail [...]

‘Vulture population declining alarmingly’

Nepal News
Four out of eight species of vulture found in Nepal are included in endangered list of the IUCN- the world conservation union. They are White Rumped (Gyps beldgalensis), Slender Billed (Gyps tenuirostris), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopteros) and Red headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus). Additionally, the first two are termed ‘critically endangered’.

White rumped Vulture (Photo Courtesy: [...]

Japanese Golden Eagle: Critically Endangered

 Japanprobe
The Asahi Shinbun reports that the Japanese Golden Eagle is in trouble:
The outlook is grim for Japanese golden eagles, designated a national natural treasure. Breeding rates have plunged in the Tohoku region, home to the endangered bird of prey, according to researchers.
Loss of habitat and hunting grounds is to blame.
Raptor researchers in the volunteer Mokin-rui [...]

Cambodia considers plan to save endangered Irrawaddy dolphin from extinction

Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Cambodia’s endangered Irrawaddy dolphin could be saved from extinction by a plan to reduce villagers’ dependence on fishing and promote tourism near the animal’s habitat in the Mekong River, officials said Tuesday.
The plan — funded by US$100,000 (€68,185) from the government and US$600,000 (€410,110) from the World Tourism Organization — will [...]

With eye on economy, India may be blind to endangered tigers

Environmentalists fear that the new Act could reverse decades of progress in preserving the tigers, forests.
LiveMint.com
Kailashpuri, India: A tale about the forest dweller and the tiger sounds like some ancient Indian fable, a parable of man versus beast handed down through the ages and adapted by Rudyard Kipling for Western consumption.
But this is a real-life [...]

Chinese Crested Terns Heading for Extinction

 China.org – Yang Xi
The Chinese Crested Tern is the most endangered bird to date in China. This bird’s common name indicates its close relationship with China. In 1863 scientists gave the bird a Latin name – “Sternabernsteni” but Chinese also call the animal “Shenhua Zhinao” or the “Mythical Bird”, because it is rare and mysterious.
“There [...]

Wayanadan Pepper faces extinction

Newindpress.com – Jose Kurian
KALPETTA: The legacy of Wayanadan Pepper, which attracted merchants from all over the world to this part of the state, is fading fast. Diseases has been haunting this crop for more than a decade and research institutions and Agricultre Department have totally failed in finding a remedy for this.
It was two panchayats [...]

20 species of birds, sea mammals face extinction threat

Peninsula Online – Ssatish Kanady
doha • A total of 20 species of birds, fish and sea mammals are facing the extinction threat in Qatar, says the Sustainable Development report released by the General Secretariat for Development Planning (GSDP). “Qatar has a recorded 262 bird species and 1.9 per cent of them are facing extinction threat. [...]