International Union for Conservation of Nature
Surge in rhino poaching devastates African populations
...white rhino won't be far behind unless something is done. A report last year by the World Wildlife Fund, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and wildlife-trade...
Law enforcement: the elephant in the ivory room
...elephants still live within its borders, even though not a single animal has been observed there in the past decade. The International Union for Conservation of Nature puts Senegal's wild...
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Leading crocodile expert helped save some species
...survival -- sometimes by allowing controlled hunting. In 2004, the World Conservation Union (now the International Union for Conservation of Nature) awarded its Castillo Prize for...
It's time to close the zoo
...the value of captive breeding to threatened species, of the 16,118 endangered species on the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, zoos have helped only...
"When talking about threatened species, people tend to think of larger, more charismatic creatures such as pandas or tigers, but we mustn't forget that the small species on our planet are just as important," said Jane Smart of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the conservation group which produced the report. "Butterflies, for instance, play a hugely pivotal role as pollinators in the ecosystems in which they live."
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Seven cat species captured on camera in Indian rain forest
...the Asiatic golden cat, which is listed as near threatened but on the verge of becoming vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In addition to the seven cat...
US to lobby for endangered species listing for polar bear
...in the Arctic, spread across 19 geographical sub-populations. Last year the polar bear specialist group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature said that numbers in eight of...
Sacramento Zoo announces birth of giant anteater
...will be kept inside the den with its mother, Amber, for a few weeks until it gains strength. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources the...
No more shark in UK fish and chips
...Britain ends up in fish and chips, but is labelled as something else. But spiny dogfish are classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Endangered in the...
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Conservation fund targets businesses with wildlife logos, trademarks
...logos and trademarks, organizers said Wednesday. The $10 million fund is being planned by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which is comprised of government and...
Green light: Extinction overtakes evolution, solar panels and polar photos
...the current extinction rates are faster [than the rate at which species evolve]", warned an expert at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Valleyboi: Look at it this...
Plant lice to be used in fight against knotweed
...to the rampantly growing plant in their native Japan. The non-native Japanese knotweed is labelled by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as one of the world's 100 most...
New hope for mountain gorillas
...report showed that, of the world's 634 primate species, 48% are classified as threatened with extinction on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's "red list". The...
