Mammal news
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
Bowhead whale population re-surfaces in the Arctic
Scientists recently spotted several bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) near Svalbard where they have only been spotted a few times in the last several decades.
16 May 2006 | News story
Reprieve planned for Garama's Rhinos: Extra efforts promised to safeguard their homeland
World’s largest conservation union supports last-ditch effort to save Garamba rhinos and planned international efforts to save the national park...
01 Feb 2006 | News story
Securing a Future for Leopards in South Africa
IUCN –The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland (7.12.2005) - The leopard (Panthera pardus) is the most persecuted large cat species in the world.
07 Dec 2005 | News story
The African lion - Assuring its conservation in West and Central Africa
African lion. Photo by Sue MainkaIUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland (27.10.2005) - The conservation status of the African lion, for many the very symbol of the continent’s…
27 Oct 2005 | News story
World Conservation Union undertakes first ever IUCN Red List of European Threatened Mammals
IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland (15.09.2005) - The World Conservation Union is to conduct its first specific assessment of Europe's approximately 281 mammal species. They…
15 Sep 2005 | News story
IUCN Tiger Specialist Peter Jackson Earns His Stripes
IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland (07.06.05) - Researchers plan to name the recently identified Malayan tiger, a new subspecies, Panthera tigris jacksoni to honour the career of…
07 Jun 2005 | News story
First new monkey species to be discovered in Africa for over 20 years
IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, 20 May 2005. A new species of monkey, the highland mangabey (Lophocebus kipunji), has been discovered in the forested highlands of southern Tanzania. This is the first new…
20 May 2005 | News story
New Report on 25 Most Endangered Primates Shows Mankind’s Closest Living Relatives Under Threat Around the World
7 April 2005, Antananarivo, Madagascar - Mankind’s closest living relatives - the world’s apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates - face increasing peril from humans and some could soon disappear…
07 Apr 2005 | News story
Bearing up well in Eastern Europe
IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland, 1 April 2005. There is some excellent news for European brown bear conservation in Eastern Europe, including European Russia, in the most…
01 Apr 2005 | News story
