SAVING WILDLIFE
Tags: EXTINCTION (Biology); ENDANGERED species; INTERNATIONAL Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources
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- Red Alert. Sharif, Dara N. // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6;11/5/2008, Vol. 77 Issue 7, p6
The article reveals that human activity is a major factor that puts animal species at risk for extinction. The dire prediction is drawn from the 2008 Red List of Threatened Species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) compiled the list. The Red List shows that at least...
- UNEARTHED. By THE NUMBERS: Penguin Populations. Clark, Valerie // E: The Environmental Magazine;Mar/Apr2012, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p8
The article discusses a report released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources's (IUCN) Red List, depicting extinction risks for thousands of species like penguins and factors behind them. It is stated that vanishing krill populations and factors like...
- A stressed world. // New Internationalist;Sep2009, Issue 425, p15
The article discusses how biodiversity and nature have been threatened by humans due to globalization, climate change and exploitation of natural resources. Mass extinctions during the Cretaceous and Permian periods are noted. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has...
- Vanishing Wildlife. // Time;6/8/1970, Vol. 95 Issue 23, p58
The article discusses the wildlife extinction in the world. It states that hunting and other human activities has led to endangerment of several animals. Ecologist Lee M. Talbot says the rate of extinction of mammalian species has increased 55 folds in the past 150 years, and at this rate...
- Georgia Says, 'Come Kill Our Threatened Species'. Gvasalia, Tsira // Transitions Online;2/20/2012, p8
The article reports that Georgia Energy and Natural Resources Ministry has permitted hunting for animals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species to promote tourism. Researchers and environmentalists say there is no reliable count of how many of the...
- Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Melanophryniscus devincenzii: First record for Paraguay and geographic distribution map. Airaldi, Katia; Baldo, Diego; Lavilla, Esteban Orlando // CheckList;Jul2009, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p377
The article reports on the presence of Melanophryniscus devincenzii in Paraguay. It states that the Pirapo'i stream in Paraguay was the location where a male M. devincenzii has been collected. It adds that the presence of the toad in Paraguay has been disputed due to the distance between the...
- FIRST RECORD OF THE GREY REEF SHARK CARCHARHINUS AMBLYRHYNCHOS, (BLEEKER, 1856) (CARCHARHINIFORMES: CARCHARHINIDAE) FROM THE LAKSHADWEEP SEA, INDIA. Kumar, K. V. Aneesh; Khanolkar, S. Paresh; Pravin, P.; Meenakumari, B.; Radhakrishnan, E. V. // Journal of Threatened Taxa;Jan2013, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p3580
The article offers information on the first record of the captured Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark at the Lakshadweep Sea in India. It says that the shark has been caught by fishermen from longline operation off with the use of 3.4 Sun Japanese tune hook on November 25, 2010. It...
- Pretty in pink. Hooper, Rowan // New Scientist;12/17/2011, Vol. 212 Issue 2843, p24
The article reports on the population, habitat and legend of the Amazon river dolphin also known as the boto, which is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
- Fisheries: Corrected numbers for fish on Red List. Collette, Bruce B.; Polidoro, Beth; Carpenter, Kent // Nature;3/7/2013, Vol. 495 Issue 7439, p47
A letter to the editor is presented on the numbers for marine fish species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.
