Endangered species
First stage of snow leopard prey base survey in Wangchuck Centennial Park completed
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisWangchuck Centennial Park (WCP) has completed its first stage of snow leopard prey base survey in the central range of the park.
Worst year on record for large ivory seizures
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisWWF's wildlife trade arm TRAFFIC warns that 2011 has seen a record number of large ivory seizures globally, reflecting the sharp rise in illegal ivory trade underway since 2007.
Tracking elephants with the BaAka people
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThis“Have you eaten gorilla meat?”, I asked Mr Ichili, a member of the BaAka people who was sitting next to me in a four-wheel drive vehicle. He was a modest man of few words. But he responded in French and with enthusiasm to all of my questions. He had eaten gorilla meat. He said it was tasty, but that it was years ago.
A safe haven for elephants and gorillas in Central Africa
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisMy name is Carlos Drews. I am the director of the Global Species Programme for WWF. I have studied animals and worked in wildlife conservation for the last 25 years or so. Recently, I learned about the invisible demise of forest elephants in Central Africa, a large and charismatic animal now threatened with extinction and for which accurate counts do not exist.
The gorillas of Dzanga Sangha
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisThere are few places on Earth where one can see lowland gorillas up close. One reason is that it requires at least three years of careful and patient following to get them used to the presence of people. This process is called habituation. Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas in the Central African Republic is such a place.
Oiled wildlife death toll is ‘tip of the iceberg’
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisWellington, New Zealand - The number of oiled wildlife reported dead is a tiny fraction of the true figure killed by the Rena oil spill, WWF-New Zealand said today.
An injured gorilla and a vulnerable ecosystem
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisA three-year-old gorilla suffered an injury five days ago. I decided to accompany WWF´s African Great Ape Leader, David Greer, to look at its condition. After a bumpy, hour long drive through part of Central African Republic's Dzanga Sangha protected area, we arrived at the gorilla habituation camp. The BaAka trackers were expecting us.
Both sides of the river protection confirmed for Danube sturgeons
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisSofia, Bulgaria: Bulgarian authorities have confirmed that a one year ban on sturgeon fishing in the Danube river is to be extended for a further four years. Bulgaria's original ban ended the anomaly of sturgeon receiving protection only on the Romanian side of the Danube, following that country's 2006 announcement of a 10 year sturgeon fishing ban.
Illegal ivory trade booms during Egypt's Arab Spring
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisThe illegal trade in elephant ivory is flourishing in Egypt due to a lack of law enforcement, combined with the entrance into the market of a major new consumer—the Chinese buyer, according to a new TRAFFIC investigation.
Habitat loss drives Sumatran elephants step closer to extinction
Submitted by Earth News on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:37
ShareThisAn immediate moratorium on habitat conversion is needed to secure a future for Sumatran elephants, conservation organization WWF says.
