The Eastern Cougar Extinction
Widespread persecution by European settlers led to the downfall of this subspecies. The big cats were killed to protect the settlers and their livestock through hunting, trapping, poisoning and bounty programmes.
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Bringing you the latest articles, opinion and analysis in the conservation world
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How Climate Change Affects Seabirds
This bird is an endangered species in Norway, with numbers plummeting from around 160,000 pairs in the 1960s to just 15,000 breeding pairs today.
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Endangered Species Should Be Left to Breed in the Wild
It has been the saviour of many critically endangered species. One in particular that was brought back from the brink is the Arabian Oryx, a species that was declared extinct in the wild in 1972 due to overhunting.
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Saiga Antelope hit by Devastating Disease
The cause of the outbreak is unknown, but scientists believe that it is always fatal.
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Urgent Action Needed to Protect Dugongs
Mortality was found to rise in the winter months between November and March, which coincides with a greater congregation of dugongs and an increase in the level of fishing activity.
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Drilling the Arctic
Federal scientists estimate that the Arctic region contains up to 15 billion barrels of oil. Burning this, however, could release an additional 15.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere – the equivalent to all US transportation emissions over a nine year period.
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The Empty Landscape
An international team of wildlife ecologists, led by Oregon State University, conducted a comprehensive analysis of data on the world’s largest herbivores
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The Status of Marine Mammals
A new multinational study, the first global review of Arctic marine mammals, has assessed the status of all circumpolar species and subpopulations, and highlights the precarious state these animals are in.
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Penguin Watch
An international team of biologists recently scoured reports and research going back 250 years to identify nine ways humans pose a threat to penguins.
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UK Creates World’s Largest Marine Reserve
The total area of the reserve covers 322,000 square miles (834,000 sq km) which is roughly three and a half times the area of Britain.