Freshwater Species News
Gerald Kuchling Receives 4th Annual Behler Turtle Conservation Award
Tortoises can sometimes be under-rated, but like in Aesop’s fable, they are often quite tenacious and committed to their goals. Gerald Kuchling is just such a species, and after numerous tortoise and freshwater turtle conservation successes, he was recently recognized for his enormous contributions. …
09 Feb 2010 | News - News story
New book celebrates aquatic life in Africa’s Okavango Delta
IUCN and its partners unveiled a stunning new book this week that features one of the most globally-important and species-rich wetlands, the Okavango Delta, world-renowned for its unique ecological and economic role in southern Africa. …
04 Feb 2010 | News - News story
Species on climate change hit list named
The Arctic Fox, Leatherback Turtle and Koala are among the species destined to be hardest hit by climate change, according to a new IUCN review. …
14 Dec 2009 | News - Press Release
Extinction crisis continues apace
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that 17,291 species out of the 47,677 assessed species are threatened with extinction. … | French | Spanish
03 Nov 2009 | News - Press Release
Dragonflies go thirsty in the Mediterranean
One fifth of Mediterranean dragonflies and damselflies are threatened with extinction at the regional level as a result of increasing freshwater scarcity, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. … | French | Spanish
29 Sep 2009 | News - Press Release
Full worth of wetlands can now be revealed
A new way to assess the real worth of wetlands has been released today by IUCN. It is now possible to measure the economic value of a wetland at the same time as assessing species that live there and the importance of a wetland for people’s livelihoods.
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19 Aug 2009 | News - Press Release
Ganges River Dolphin in dire straits
Dolphin hotspots must be protected if the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) is to survive in the Brahmaputra river system, according to a recent study. …
20 Jul 2009 | News - Press Release
Florida leads the way for freshwater turtles
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted unanimously to ban the commercial harvest of freshwater turtles throughout the state on Wednesday, April 15. …
17 Apr 2009 | News - News story
South African fishes in the spot light
For the first time, conservation action plans are being developed to protect South African fishes from extinction. …
25 Mar 2009 | News - News story
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in southern Africa
W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D. Tweddle and P. Skelton …
23 Mar 2009 | Downloads - Publication
