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#1335492022-02-25
'Baby boot camp' exercises critically endangered orangutan
The 2-month-old critically endangered orangutan, still so tiny that infant-sized diapers hung loosely in front of his belly, clung tightly to a caretaker's fingers as she lifted him gently from her lap.
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#1300032021-08-18
'Countless' animals threatened by fires ravaging Europe
Fires in Turkey's southern Mugla and Antalya provinces have caused ‘extensive damage’ to habitats of desert lynx, wild goat, eagle owl and woolly dormouse
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#1211962019-05-24
'Elusive and cryptic' lizard may be first Australian mainland reptile declared extinct
A newly reclassified species of lizard that is native to areas now paved by Melbourne’s suburbs could become the first reptile on mainland Australia to be declared extinct.
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#1244352020-02-28
'Extinction is a choice’: Margaret Atwood on Tasmania's forests and saving the swift parrot
We stand under the bird viewing platform, the wind blowing, the giant white gum trees towering. Margaret Atwood, her face partly hidden beneath a black and purple waterproof hat and with binoculars slung around her neck, has a message.
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#1270342021-02-12
'Hedge trimmer' fish facing global extinction
They are the most extraordinary of fish, resembling "hedge trimmers with fins".The sawfish, which is a kind of ray, is also among the most endangered of the fish living in the oceans. Once found along the coastlines of 90 countries, the animals are now presumed extinct in more than half of these ...
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#1237492020-01-16
'Moment of crisis' has come on climate change: Attenborough
he world is facing the "moment of crisis" on climate change and cannot delay action any longer, British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough warned in an interview broadcast Thursday.
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#1186152018-10-22
'Super-sized' mice threaten seabird colonies with extinction
Super-sized mice are killing millions of seabird chicks on a remote island in the South Atlantic, threatening some rare species with extinction. According to a study from the RSPB, the mice have learned to eat the eggs and chicks of the many millions of birds that make Gough Island their home.
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#1236852020-01-13
'Uncharted territory' as species likely go extinct in bushfires
Species have likely already gone extinct in Australia's catastrophic bushfires and experts warn it may take a decade to find out which ones due to lack of staff and expertise. The nation is in “uncharted territory” as it plots a recovery for native flora and fauna, which will need human interven ...
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#1188172018-11-06
'What extinction looks like': U.S. mountain caribou to be moved to Canada
The six mountain caribou remaining in the lower 48 states will be relocated farther north into British Columbia, a move that ends decades of efforts to reintroduce the large animals into Idaho and Washington state.
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#1319972021-11-30
10 facts about the manul, the GRUMPIEST wild cat in Russia
This fluffy, playful cat with a very expressive gaze is just begging to be cuddled! But it absolutely can’t stand humans. And it has its reasons.
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#1334172022-02-22
10 of the Most Endangered Species in Canada
Canada is known for its varied landscape, ranging from mountains and rolling plains, to rivers, lakes and Arctic tundras. It is therefore unsurprising that a great variety of animals make this region its home.
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#1345102022-05-17
10 of the Most Endangered Species in the Ocean
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species, at least 37% of the world’s sharks and rays, 33% of reef corals, 26% of mammals (including mari ...
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#1347622022-05-27
10 ways to save butterflies as numbers plummet due to pollution and climate change
Some are flamboyant exhibitionists, others are furtive lurkers who blend in with their surroundings. Coloured vibrant orange or just plain beige, butterflies fluttering around a lush garden or wild meadow are always an idyllic summer sight.
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#477710th Meeting of the Conference of Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (COP-10)
20 - 25 November 2011, Bergen, Norway
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#525410th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10)
4 - 10 October 2013, Salamanca, Spain
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#230111th Meeting of the Advisory Committee to UNEP/EUROBATS
8 - 10 May 2006, City of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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#611011th Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITWG-AnGR/11)
19 - 21 May 2021, Virtual/online, Rome, Italy
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#1287432021-05-20
13 Rare and Endangered Types of Lizards
Lizards appeared on the Earth about 200 million years ago, and there are approximately 5,000 species of lizards on the planet today. Most lizards have long bodies and tails, small heads, short necks, and moveable eyelids. Like many other reptiles, lizards are suffering from a combination of habi ...
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#149313th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES
2 - 14 October 2004, Bangkok, Thailand
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#1300582021-08-19
14 African wild dogs, southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore, translocated from SA to Malawi
Fourteen African wild dogs were translocated from South Africa to Malawi recently in what the Wildlife ACT described as a historically significant occasion for the conservation of southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore.
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#1202552019-03-07
14-foot fish spotted in river, giving hope to vanished giant’s return
One day last June, two researchers were towing a special sonar system up and down the Hudson River near Hyde Park, New York, the site of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s home, when they saw something pleasantly shocking.
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#613614th Meeting of the ACCOBAMS Scientific Committee and Celebration of the ACCOBAMS 25th Anniversary
22 - 26 November 2021, Istabul and, Monaco
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#215914th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
3 - 15 June 2007, The Hague, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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#315915th Meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) Scientific Council
27 - 28 November 2008, Rome, Italy
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#315715th Meeting of the Parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
13 - 25 March 2010, Doha, Qatar
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#325816th Meeting of the Advisory Committee of the ASCOBANS Secretariat
20 - 24 April 2009
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#500516th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
3 - 14 March 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
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#1333662022-02-21
170 Wild Elephants to be Auctioned in Namibia Due to Uncontrollable Growing Population
Namibia intends to sell off 170 of its elephants in order to control herds that were progressively colliding with humanity in December 2020 and has claims to over 24,000 elephants.
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#325118th Meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Plants Committee
17 - 21 March 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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#1219382019-08-19
18th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today at this important gathering, the 18th Conference of the Parties (CoP) to CITES.
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#476819th Meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Plants Committee
18 - 21 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
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#1342892022-05-05
1st endangered right whale of season spotted in Canadian waters, triggers fishing closure
The first North Atlantic right whale of the season has been spotted in Canadian waters, triggering a fishing closure in parts of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence to protect the endangered species.
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#315524th Meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Animals Committee
20 - 24 April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
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#631526th meeting of the Plants Committee (CITES-PC26)
5 - 9 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland
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#205128th Meeting of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Standing Committee
1 - 31 March 2005, Bonn, Germany
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#63112nd CMS Workshop on Conservation Implications of Animal Culture and Social Complexity - Part II
3 - 4 April 2023, Parma, Italy
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#1341862022-04-25
3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in snares
Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead after being caught in traps on Indonesia's Sumatra island in the latest setback for a species whose numbers are estimated to have dwindled to about 400, authorities said Monday.
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#1263142020-12-17
31 species extinct, all freshwater dolphins threatened — IUCN releases updated Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global authority on the status of biological diversity of species, has released an updated Red List of Threatened Species this month. The new list documents an additional 31 species as extinct in the wild including species of fishes, ...
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#631632nd meeting of the Animals Committee (CITES-AC32)
19 - 23 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland
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#63103rd Regional Seminar on the Conservation and Restoration of Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna
14 - 16 March 2023, Agadir, Morocco
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#24333rd meeting of the Bigleaf Mahogany Working Group
29 June - 1 July 2006, Lima, Peru
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#1332452022-02-16
45,000 marine species are at-risk – what’s most vulnerable?
A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.
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#24914th International Symposium on Trade in Bear Parts
4 October 2006, Nagano, Japan
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#24904th Meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group (AEG) on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
1 - 31 July 2006, Manila, Philippines
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#24324th meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group (AEG) on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
14 - 16 June 2006, Manila, Philippines
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#1319322021-11-25
5 Vulnerable Animal Species That May Surprise You
These animals aren’t quite on the endangered species list, but if we’re not careful, they soon could be.
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#149750th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
15 - 19 March 2004, Geneva, Switzerland
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#617152nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CMS (StC52)
21 - 29 September 2021, Online/Virtual
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#230954th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee
2 - 6 October 2006, Geneva, Switzerland