20 percent of mammals at risk for extinction (Discovery News) Expanding agriculture and hunting are driving this unprecedented extinction period for mammals. But there is hope: 24 mammal species are improving due to conservation efforts. Never give up hope. Coral … Continue reading
Tiger populations are up 20 percent in India, but habitat loss continue to be a problem (World Wildlife Fund) “Despite the good news, the detailed report warns that tigers are still in danger due to an overall 12.6 percent loss … Continue reading
Borneo certifies 300,000 hectares of forest reserves, home to orangutans and pygmy elephants (WWF) This habitat includes the world’s most dense populations of an orangutan subspecies and pygmy Elephants. “FSC certification is crucial…in sustaining viable populations of some of the … Continue reading
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A Race Against Time to Save Oiled Penguins (YouTube) Responders to a shipwreck and oil spill off a remote South Atlantic archipelago are in a “race against time” to save thousands of endangered penguins that have been coated in crude, local … Continue reading
Biologists help endangered penguins find true love (Treehugger) “Once a match has been approved, the couple is moved to a more intimate setting downstairs. “Candlelight and romance,” Hume calls it. If the penguins hit it off — and they usually … Continue reading
Arctic fish catch vastly under reported (by hundreds of thousands of metric tons) for 5 decades (Mongbay) “The total Arctic catch from 1950 to 2006 is likely to have been nearly a million metric tons, almost 75 times the FAO’s … Continue reading
Forest loss slows as UN marks ‘International Year of Forests’ (Mongabay) “According to FAO data released last year, forests presently cover around 31 percent of global land area, or nearly 4 billion hectares. FAO figures show deforestation across 121 tropical … Continue reading
New report confirms that biodiversity has a real economic value “Preserving or better managing natural environments could have large economic benefits in developing countries as well as provide.” “Forests, fisheries, coral reefs, bee colonies and other natural assets carry large … Continue reading
Click here to see a larger version of this image. “World Animal Day” is celebrated each year on October 4. Animal life in all its forms is celebrated on this day and special events are planned in locations worldwide. Many … Continue reading