Animal Conservation - Page 17

  • Living on the Edge

    In the forests many species are forced to live on the edge of their habitat, with a study showing that 90% of tropical amphibian and reptile species are vulnerable to the ‘edge effect’. Scientists are now calling for a new approach to forest conservation and management.

    By Alex Taylor on 22nd August 2016
  • Red List Update

    Two species of shark are now endangered and one primate is now critically endangered. The IUCN is now calling for urgent action to save them.

    By Alex Taylor on 18th July 2016
  • Climate Change’s First Mammalian Victim

    The Bramble Cay melomys will go down in history, as it is the first mammal to become extinct due to human-induced climate change.

    By Alex Taylor on 27th June 2016
  • Climate Change Turns Up the Heat on Koalas

    Climate change is causing temperatures to rise and, in places where they are already high, may cause these areas to become inhospitable to wildlife.

    By Alex Taylor on 20th June 2016
  • Don’t Feed the Monkeys

    Barbary macaques once stretched throughout northern Africa and southern Europe, however populations have suffered a major decline in recent years existing only in isolated areas in Morocco and Algeria.

    By Alex Taylor on 9th June 2016
  • The Leopard’s Lost Range

    The leopard has lost as much as 75% of its historic range. They once occupied a vast range of approximately 35 million square kilometres throughout Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

    By Alex Taylor on 19th May 2016
  • War of Words Rages Between Wildcat Conservationists

    The past week found efforts to conserve the critically endangered Scottish Wildcat hampered somewhat by infighting between conservationists boasting different ideologies on how best to deal with feral cats – the single biggest threat to Scotland’s remaining Wildcats.

    By James Common on 18th April 2016
  • Tigers Declared Extinct in Cambodia

    Vulnerable to the illegal wildlife trade, Tigers have now been declared extinct in Cambodia by WWF. A bold action plan has been launched to reintroduce the big cats back into Cambodia.

    By Alex Taylor on 11th April 2016