A quarter of freshwater fish species risk extinction by climate change: IUCN
Climate change driving multiple species towards extinction at all stages of its lifecycle, assessment noted
Invasive alien species threaten agriculture and biodiversity in Africa: Study
Africa may lose about $3.66 trillion annually due to impact of IAS on agriculture
Miracle on the Steppe: The Saiga has beaten extinction for now, finds new IUCN Red List
Only 6% of the population was left in 2003, a decade after the break-up of the Soviet Union
Threatened species up by 25% in Queensland’s Wet Tropics due to climate change
Habitat loss, alterations in ecosystems and invasive species are among major threats
New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries
The treaty needs clear regulations; subsidies for distant water vessels can encourage overexploitation of vulnerable species.
Pushed to the brink of extinction
The Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee fights a losing battle against innumerable threats
The first-ever IUCN assessment of the Himalayan Wolf is out. And it is grim
Species listed as ‘Vulnerable’, with just 2,275-3,792 mature individuals in the wild
African raptor population declines 88% in 40 years, many crossing IUCN threshold: Report
Evidence indicates two-thirds of 42 examined species to be globally threatened
10 Most Critically Endangered Animals in the world
These 10 species are the most likely to go extinct in the next few years
Africa’s vultures dwindling, says study
Raptors diminishing across continent due to a number of reasons
How Valley of Flowers got World Heritage Site tag
The tag will bring higher visibility and increased tourism to the area
Time for version 2.0: IUCN Red List outdated and unreliable, claim scientists in new paper
Existing practice disallows wider participation and use of researcher knowledge, defeating purpose of conservation
Worst yellow fever outbreak in decades kills hundreds of rare monkeys in Brazil
Over 600 monkeys have died in rainforest region with no provision for vaccinating them
Global tiger population up by 22 per cent
India is the largest contributor to the increase in tiger population
Pollinating species declining worldwide
Habitat loss and hunting are major contributing factors
IUCN adds 361 birds to Red List
87 of these face extinction threat
Wildmeat consumption at source countries greater threat to protected terrestrial animals than international trade
Around 70 per cent of species studied are hunted for wild meat consumption
As we fight to protect species on the brink of extinction, let’s not forget the familiar ones
To conserve nature, we must maintain our focus on the familiar
Red Sanders falls back in IUCN’s ‘endangered’ category
The species was classified as ‘near threatened’ in 2018
Rare appearance
After a decade, the Bostami turtles stage a comeback in Tripura
Blackbuck haven in Odisha: Protection by locals triple numbers
No poaching case reported in several years in Ganjam district
More than 1,300 rhinos fell to poaching in Africa in 2015: IUCN
Poaching of rhinos is fuelled by the demand for their horns in Southeast Asia
Blue whales face risk from ship strikes
Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal
Half of the world’s richest biodiversity zones unprotected: UN study
Fast progress needed on targets for protected areas especially marine areas, it adds
Delegates attending biodiversity meet swing to Bollywood tunes
Negotiations progress smoothly