added 2007 Wed May 16 20:32:28 by capn_caveman
The jeopardized health of Earth's depleted ecosystems is putting our own health in danger as more and more diseases like AIDS, West Nile and Ebola could jump from animals to find a home in humans, new research shows.
The jeopardized health of Earth's depleted ecosystems is putting our own health in danger as more and more diseases like AIDS, West Nile and Ebola could jump from animals to find a home in humans, new research shows.
added 2007 Tue May 1 12:56:15 by Aidenag
Scientists recognise that species continually disappear at a background extinction rate estimated at about one species per million per year, with new species replacing the lost in a sustainable fashion. By even the most conservative measure - the current rate of extinction is 100 times the background rate. And more likely much higher.
Scientists recognise that species continually disappear at a background extinction rate estimated at about one species per million per year, with new species replacing the lost in a sustainable fashion. By even the most conservative measure - the current rate of extinction is 100 times the background rate. And more likely much higher.
added 2007 Sun Apr 22 17:01:59 by Aidenag
A new census of the world's most endangered cat, the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), shows that as few as 25 to 34 are left in the wild, renewing fears for the future of the species.
A new census of the world's most endangered cat, the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis), shows that as few as 25 to 34 are left in the wild, renewing fears for the future of the species.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 11:53:23 by Aidenag
Xiongsen is the world's biggest battery farm for rare animals, including 1,300 tigers. The stock is worth hundreds of millions of dollars in China. Until now there has been a ban on tiger products, but that could be about to change. After a decade of lobbying by Xiongsen, China is preparing to call for a lifting of the ban.
Xiongsen is the world's biggest battery farm for rare animals, including 1,300 tigers. The stock is worth hundreds of millions of dollars in China. Until now there has been a ban on tiger products, but that could be about to change. After a decade of lobbying by Xiongsen, China is preparing to call for a lifting of the ban.
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 19:53:02 by populist
A worldwide scientific effort to catalog every living species has topped the 1 million milestone.
A worldwide scientific effort to catalog every living species has topped the 1 million milestone.
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 2:03:39 by Eagle Eye
Tiger is a pretty impressive cat. He's huge and he's only 2 years old, CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports. This Tiger Woods - and his famously named pals Madonna and Cathay - are all South China tigers, the most endangered species of big cats in the world today.
Tiger is a pretty impressive cat. He's huge and he's only 2 years old, CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports. This Tiger Woods - and his famously named pals Madonna and Cathay - are all South China tigers, the most endangered species of big cats in the world today.
added 2007 Sun Mar 25 4:42:40 by tomboy501
The Orangutan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly than had been predicted.
The Orangutan, one of man's closest and most enigmatic cousins, could be virtually extinct within five years after it was discovered that the animal's rainforest habitat is being destroyed even more rapidly than had been predicted.
added 2007 Tue Mar 20 14:38:13 by Eagle Eye
More bird species in the USA are ranging farther north and even staying there for the winter in a possible sign of adaptation to global warming, ornithologists and conservation groups say. Some indicators come from the recent Great Backyard Bird Count, which found more swallows, orioles and other common birds in uncommon locations.
More bird species in the USA are ranging farther north and even staying there for the winter in a possible sign of adaptation to global warming, ornithologists and conservation groups say. Some indicators come from the recent Great Backyard Bird Count, which found more swallows, orioles and other common birds in uncommon locations.
added 2007 Thu Mar 15 4:42:56 by Aidenag
Scientists have identified a leopard found on the South-East Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra as a new species of great cat, the global nature protection body WWF reported on Thursday. Genetic and skin tests on the creature, now dubbed the Bornean clouded leopard, have shown that it is almost as different from clouded leopards found on the Asian
Scientists have identified a leopard found on the South-East Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra as a new species of great cat, the global nature protection body WWF reported on Thursday. Genetic and skin tests on the creature, now dubbed the Bornean clouded leopard, have shown that it is almost as different from clouded leopards found on the Asian
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It seems like a no-brainer: People concerned with saving the environment should protect those places with the most species and that are under the biggest threats, right? WRONG. This scientist argues that such short-sighted conservation actually misses more species than it protects and literally changes the course of evolution... for the worse.
It seems like a no-brainer: People concerned with saving the environment should protect those places with the most species and that are under the biggest threats, right? WRONG. This scientist argues that such short-sighted conservation actually misses more species than it protects and literally changes the course of evolution... for the worse.
added 2007 Sat Mar 3 12:57:52 by Aidenag
One of Britain's largest puffin colonies is being wiped out by an invasive plant that is thriving in warmer temperatures brought about by climate change. In just seven years the colony of 29,000 breeding pairs of puffins on the island of Craigleith, has been reduced to fewer than 3,000.
One of Britain's largest puffin colonies is being wiped out by an invasive plant that is thriving in warmer temperatures brought about by climate change. In just seven years the colony of 29,000 breeding pairs of puffins on the island of Craigleith, has been reduced to fewer than 3,000.
added 2007 Thu Mar 1 19:32:41 by capn_caveman
The aye-aye may be one of the most repellent animals in the world. It also happens to be on the verge of extinction. (photo essay)
The aye-aye may be one of the most repellent animals in the world. It also happens to be on the verge of extinction. (photo essay)
added 2007 Wed Feb 28 18:02:29 by Aidenag
Twenty new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday. The survey by CSIRO, represents the first in-depth look at Indonesia's sharks and rays since Dutch scientist Pieter Bleeker described more than 1,100 fish species from 1842-60.
Twenty new species of sharks and rays have been discovered in Indonesia in a five-year survey of catches at local fish markets, Australian researchers said Wednesday. The survey by CSIRO, represents the first in-depth look at Indonesia's sharks and rays since Dutch scientist Pieter Bleeker described more than 1,100 fish species from 1842-60.
added 2007 Sun Feb 25 21:03:12 by capn_caveman
Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world's most pristine marine environments.
Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world's most pristine marine environments.
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 5:36:28 by EvieVonTess
The U.S. proposed listing polar bears as threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Act because the animals' habitat is melting. "Polar bears are one of nature's ultimate survivors, They're able to live and thrive in one of the world's harshest environments. But there's concern that their habitat may literally be melting."
The U.S. proposed listing polar bears as threatened with extinction under the Endangered Species Act because the animals' habitat is melting. "Polar bears are one of nature's ultimate survivors, They're able to live and thrive in one of the world's harshest environments. But there's concern that their habitat may literally be melting."
added 2007 Wed Feb 21 18:11:54 by Aidenag
Working in the remote forests of Cambodia, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have just discovered Southeast Asia's only known breeding colony of slender-billed vultures, one of the world's most threatened bird species.
Working in the remote forests of Cambodia, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have just discovered Southeast Asia's only known breeding colony of slender-billed vultures, one of the world's most threatened bird species.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 19:11:15 by Eagle Eye
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was under orders to decide whether to remove the eagle by today. However, a court-approved agreement is allowing the agency to delay the decision while it makes additional studies.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was under orders to decide whether to remove the eagle by today. However, a court-approved agreement is allowing the agency to delay the decision while it makes additional studies.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 10:29:14 by Aidenag
The simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could accelerate the decline of populations and substantially increase their risk of extinction, a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has warned.
The simultaneous effect of habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and climate warming could accelerate the decline of populations and substantially increase their risk of extinction, a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B has warned.
added 2007 Sun Feb 18 19:56:53 by trojanhorse
Genetic tests of North American birds show what may be 15 new species including ravens and owls -- look alikes that do not interbreed and have wrongly had the same name for centuries, scientists said on Sunday.
Genetic tests of North American birds show what may be 15 new species including ravens and owls -- look alikes that do not interbreed and have wrongly had the same name for centuries, scientists said on Sunday.
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There are now just a few thousand tigers left. Seven hundred mountain gorillas. A hundred Iberian lynx. Can we do anything to help them? Emine Saner looks at 10 animals we just have to save - and how you can get involved.
There are now just a few thousand tigers left. Seven hundred mountain gorillas. A hundred Iberian lynx. Can we do anything to help them? Emine Saner looks at 10 animals we just have to save - and how you can get involved.
added 2006 Wed Aug 9 18:21:00 by capn_caveman
China is to auction licenses to foreigners to hunt wild animals, including endangered species, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
China is to auction licenses to foreigners to hunt wild animals, including endangered species, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
