Archive for ‘Extinction’
Blue Crab Scarcity Leads To Harvest Cuts In Md.
February 29th, 2008
Harvest cuts could be coming to Maryland if crab counts are as low as expected by biologist.
UN says warming threatens fish stocks
February 23rd, 2008
Major world commercial fish stocks could collapse within decades as global warming compounds damage from pollution and overfishing, U.N. officials said Friday.
New shrew-like mammal in Tanzania, in rare find
February 1st, 2008
A new type of shrew-like creature with a snout similar to an elephant’s trunk has been found in the mountains of Tanzania, the first new species of the mammal found since the 19th century, scientists said.
New approach needed to save coral reefs-study
January 8th, 2008
A growing human population is pushing coral reefs in the Caribbean to breaking point and saving them will require a new, larger-scale approach, researchers said on Tuesday.
Decision on listing polar bear postponed
January 8th, 2008
Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.
West Africa’s last giraffes
January 8th, 2008
Niger is home to the remaining giraffes in the whole of western Africa. They live in the Kouré region in the south west of the country, away from all natural predators but in direct contact with humans. Locals have become partners in the protection of the endangered animals, taught to see them as an asset to be protected rather than …
Carcass of 37,000-year-old baby mammoth arrives in Japan for study
December 29th, 2007
The frozen carcass of a 37,000-year-old baby mammoth unearthed this summer in Siberia arrived in Japan on Saturday for tests that researchers hope will shed new light on the internal structure of the ancient beasts, an official said.
Kenya’s “sex tree” is flagging
December 14th, 2007
A short, scrawny bush found deep in Uganda’s rain forest and nicknamed the “sex tree” is rapidly approaching extinction as poachers are rushing to harvest it for its purported aphrodisiac properties. Experts say loss of the “sex tree” and other medicinal plants would not only do irreversible damage to the rain forest, but would also take a toll on local …
21 crocodile-like reptiles die in India
December 12th, 2007
At least 21 endangered crocodile-like reptiles have died mysteriously in a river sanctuary in central India, raising fears that one of India’s last unpolluted waterways has become toxic.
KC Zoo Proud Of Mussel Breeding Success
November 8th, 2007
The Kansas City Zoo is touting a major accomplishment involving mussels.
Africa’s tortoises under threat
October 28th, 2007
Africa ‘s tortoises are in peril. They belong to the spurred tortoise family, the largest continent-wide tortoise species and surpassed worldwide only by those in the Galapagos Islands and the Seychelles. Numbers in the wild are dwindling. Once they could be found from Senegal to Ethiopia but hunting and climate change have had a dramatic effect on the animals.
Galapagos at Risk
April 11th, 2007
The Galapagos Islands are at risk. Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa has signed an emergency decree that could temporarily suspend tourism permits, and limit residents to prevent further environmental harm.
Polar bears on Endangered Species list
December 29th, 2006
Polar bears number 20,000 to 25,000 worldwide, with about 4,700 in Alaska and the surrounding waters. Arctic ice coverage in recent years has been the lowest on record and studies have found polar bears to be smaller and suffering from lack of food. Some have drowned swimming vast distances of open
