Articles Tagged with “red list”

8 Articles found tagged with “red list”.

  • Vanishing Vultures

    The six species have now been updated to either ‘endangered’ or ‘critically endangered’ status on the Red List.

    By Alex Taylor on 4th November 2015
  • The Red List Update

    The Red List does highlight some great conservation successes, but the IUCN is clear that the message remains bleak.

    By Alex Taylor on 4th December 2013
  • Trouble for America’s Amphibians

    On average, the rate of loss of populations of all amphibians in the USA is 3.7% per year. The scientists believe that if this rate does not change, these species will disappear from half of the habitats that they currently occupy in around 20 years.

    By Alex Taylor on 29th July 2013
  • Last of the Lemurs?

    Facing threats such as illegal logging and hunting, many species are heading towards extinction, but a new survey has revealed that the situation is far worse than previously realised and in fact, lemurs are now considered to be the most endangered group of mammals in the world.

    By Alex Taylor on 25th July 2012
  • Tiger Habitat Flushed Away

    Of the approximately 130,000km2 remaining habitat for tigers, only one third has some sort of protection from development and logging, but it seems that even in protected areas habitat destruction continues.

    By Alex Taylor on 29th February 2012
  • The Conservation of Sea Snakes

    Although very little is know about these creatures, a lot of species appear on the ICUN Red List. Only one appears on the CITES list, the Laticauda crockeri, listed as vulnerable.

    By Amy Featherstone on 17th October 2011