Wildlife Conservation News
International authority on invasive species appoints new executive director
The Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) has appointed Dr Sarah Simons as Executive Director. Dr Simons will lead the programme in its new location of Nairobi, Kenya. …
23 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Biodiversity loss – it will make you sick
A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity loss a new landmark book says. …
23 Apr 2008 | News - Press Release
The 2008 IUCN Red List for birds is coming
May 19 will see the release of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for birds on the Birdlife International website. Occurring every four years, this full update is a global assessment of every bird species on earth: a complete inventory of the conservation status of the world’s avifauna. …
18 Apr 2008 | News - News story
SSC Chairs’ Meeting, 11-14 February, Al Ain - a resounding success
The first-ever meeting of the SSC Specialist Group Chairs took place 11-14 February 2008 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and was generously sponsored by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. …
06 Mar 2008 | News - News story
IUCN Regional Director to Chair Pacific Conservation Roundtable
IUCN Regional Director for Oceania, Mr Taholo Kami, has been appointed Chair of the Pacific Islands Roundtable on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. The Roundtable is the Pacific’s largest cross-sectoral coalition of non-government organizations, government agencies, regional organisations and donors working in nature conservation in the region. …
22 Oct 2007 | News - News story
Fishing out our oceans: the list of threatened marine species continues to grow
As the number of marine species assessments increases, so does the number of species in danger. The 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that excessive and destructive fishing activities play a primary role in oceans biodiversity loss …
12 Sep 2007 | News - Press Release
Extinction crisis escalates: Red List shows apes, corals, vultures, dolphins all in danger
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, the world’s most authoritative assessment of the Earth’s plants and animals, acts as a wake up call on the global extinction crisis …
12 Sep 2007 | News - Press Release
CITES conference to impact on music, food, and jewelry industry
Wood species used for violin bows, shark species featured in British fish and chip meals and coral species exploited for jewelry rank high on the CITES conference agenda for international trade controls in endangered species, opening on Sunday …
01 Jun 2007 | News - Press Release
One in six European mammals threatened with extinction shows new IUCN assessment
The first assessment of all European mammals, commissioned by the European Commission and carried out by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), shows that nearly one in every six mammal species is now threatened with extinction. …
22 May 2007 | News - Press Release
More oceanic sharks added to the IUCN Red List
Expert findings show even the fastest, widest ranging sharks are threatened by overfishing as more species added to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species …
22 Feb 2007 | News - Press Release
