Mammal news
Discovery: First New Species Of Giant Elephant-Shrew In 126 Years
Dr. Galen Rathbun, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group, and a team of collaborators confirmed the existence of a new species, Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, a type of giant elephant shrew,…
31 Jan 2008 | News story
More species threatened - 2007 IUCN Red List
The 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is today being released, updating global understanding of the conservation status of the world’s plants and animals. There are now 41,415 species on the…
11 Sep 2007 | News story
New updated Tapir Action Plan launched
The survival and conservation of the world’s four species of tapir has received a major boost with the recent completion of an updated Tapir Action Plan by the IUCN/SSC Tapir Action Plan. The Plan…
27 Jun 2007 | News story
Announcing the second round of the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action Grants
Madagascan flying foxes, Ganges river dolphins, Hawaiian plants and Arabian leopards are among the species that are all set to benefit from the second round of grants issued under the Sir Peter Scott…
26 Jun 2007 | News story
New ape population, environments and surveys database
The new Ape Populations, Environments and Surveys (A.P.E.S.) database, has just been launched, and can be accessed on the A.P.E.S. website at http://gis.eva.mpg.de. It is a joint initiative of the…
13 Mar 2007 | News story
IUCN members call for action against rhino poaching in Nepal
Rhino poaching is the most pressing issue facing Nepal's wildlife today. With rhino populations shrunk by about a third since 2000, commission members of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Nepal…
18 Jan 2007 | News story
A tribute to Rod East - One of SSC's greatest antelope conservationists
Considered by many to have made the highest quality voluntary contribution to the work of the Species Survival Commission of anyone over the past 20 years, Rod East’s recent passing is a particularly…
25 Aug 2006 | News story
Fencing Spells Disaster for the Last of China's Przewalski's Gazelles
China’s only endemic antelope, the Przewalski’s gazelle Procapra przewalskii, is in imminent peril as less than 300 animals remain...
24 Jul 2006 | News story
Mixed fortunes for Africa’s rhinos
New surveys depict extremely grim future for two of Africa's six rhino sub-species: the West African black and the northern white, while overall continental black rhino and southern white rhino are…
07 Jul 2006 | News story
Species Survival Commission Conservation Awards for 2006
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is an exceptional network of experts who make their time and considerable talents available through more than 100 Specialist Groups and Task Forces.
19 Jun 2006 | News story
