Reptile News
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 | International news release
Recovery plan for Philippine crocodiles
On 31 July 2009, 50 captive-bred Philippine crocodiles were released into the wild in Dicatian Lake, Barangay Dicatian, Municipality of Divilacan, Isabela Province, Luzon Island. The Philippine…
10 Aug 2009 | News story
Europe’s amphibians and reptiles under threat - IUCN
One fifth of Europe’s reptiles and nearly a quarter of its amphibians are threatened, according to new studies carried out by IUCN for the European Commission. | French | Spanish
20 May 2009 | International news 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 story
2007 Behler Turtle Conservation Award Announced
The IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and IUCN Turtle Survival Alliance in 2006 established the John Behler Turtle Conservation Award, a major annual award to honor leadership and…
08 Aug 2007 | News story
Vietnamese Pond Turtle Mauremys annamensis refound in wild by scientists after 65 years
Efforts to find the Vietnamese pond turtle, Mauremys annamensis, last officially recorded in the wild in 1941, yielded a major success last week when a young female turtle was successfully trapped by…
20 Dec 2006 | News story
The Behler Award for Freshwater Turtle Conservation
Dr Edward O. Moll, a life-long turtle researcher and conservationist, is the first recipient of the Behler Award, a new and major annual award jointly presented by the IUCN Turtle Survival Alliance…
31 Aug 2006 | News story
Slow but steady – Giant tortoises help clear invading species from island paradise
Conservation needs all the help it can get. On the beautiful Mauritian island of Ile aux Aigrettes, some unlikely assistance is being provided by giant tortoises which are happily dining on invasive…
24 Mar 2006 | News story
Escaping the cats' clutches gives the Anegada iguana a good "headstart"
IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland, 7 October 2005 - A grant from the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission (SSC) is helping to…
07 Oct 2005 | News story
Announcing the first recipients of the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action Grants
Gland, Switzerland (11.11.2004) IUCN-The World Conservation Union. The ebony forests of Mauritius, the Anegada iguana and the Endangered Przewalski’s gazelle are all set to benefit from the first…
11 Nov 2004 | News story
