Science news articles about 'conservation success'

  • New 'Green List' shows species on path to conservation success

    ... a motion to create a Green List to assess conservation success. The Green List for Species would include species identified as 'fully conserved,' which are those that exist in ecologically significant numbers, interacting ...
  • Resurgence of endangered deer in Patagonian 'Eden' highlights conservation success

    ... between local government and scientists leading to real conservation success, and a possible model for future efforts ... thrives. "National parks are at the heart of modern conservation, but there has to be an investment in management and protection on the ground. You ...
  • A Fierce Predator Makes a Home in the Suburbs

    The fisher’s ability to adapt quickly astounds biologists, who see it as a conservation success, but it has also cultivated a reputation as a killer of small pets.
  • Great Ape Trust's Wich lead author of Oryx paper on continuing orangutan population declines

    ... management strategies. However, some recent conservation successes – keyed on political and financial support, media ... from the authors and demonstrates their commitments to the science of orangutan conservation," he said. "It's a particularly notable achievement for Dr ...
  • Giant bat makes comeback in Tanzania

    OSLO (Reuters) - A giant bat with a wingspan up to 5.5 feet has made a comeback from the brink of extinction in Tanzania in a rare conservation success, an environmental group said on Friday.
  • The straight poop on counting tigers

    ... a powerful new tool for measuring the success of future conservation efforts. The study appears in the June ... tiger numbers, which is a key yardstick for measuring conservation success," said noted tiger scientist Dr ...
  • Disappearing dolphins clamour for attention at whale summit

    ... , pollution, and habitat loss – compounded by a lack of conservation measures such as those developed for great whales, according to a new ... are not central to negotiations on current whaling, it is possible that conservation successes achieved for great whales could simply ...
  • Butterfly lovers hail Duke of Burgundy's second coming

    ... generation has ever been recorded. The appearance is a rare conservation success for the delicate butterfly which has endured a catastrophic decline in recent decades. According to Matthew Oates, conservation adviser for the National Trust, which owns and manages ...
  • World's rarest gorilla ready for its close-up

    ... video on a forested mountain in Cameroon, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society and Germany's NDR Naturfilm. With the assistance ... , and committed conservationists have laid the foundation for a great conservation success story. We hope these pictures will introduce ...
  • RSPB takes rare insects under its wing

    ... to UK habitats.The RSPB is hoping to have the same conservation success with these species that it has had with birds such as white-tailed ... in Surrey and West Sussex.In the summer, the RSPB and other conservation groups will attempt to reintroduce the extinct short ...
  • The forgotten political generation

    ... new. In the 1980s 'Essex Man' was said to be vital to Conservative success; in 1997 'Mondeo Man' and 'Worcester ... ; in 2001 the 'Pebbledash People' were (unsuccessfully) targeted by the Conservatives; and in 2005 Tony Blair turned his ...
  • Largest ever white-shouldered ibis count

    ... . With so many birds remaining in the wild the chances of conservation success are greatly improved – welcome news ... Administration and General Department for Administration of Nature Conservation and Protection, BirdLife International in Indochina, the People ...
  • World's vertebrates face increasing risk of extinction

    ... are currently classified as Threatened on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, and an average ... extinctions. The study authors also found evidence of notable conservation successes through legislation to limit hunting ...
  • Scientists urge new research policies in wake of Gulf disaster

    ... with the National Marine Fisheries Service on turtle conservation issues since 1995. In contrast, Australian ... ," Heppell said. "That species had been recovering rapidly – a great conservation success story. What we don't ...
  • Habitat restoration could help species to cope with climate change

    ... , published in the journal Conservation Letters, has used population models to show that many species could not successfully colonise the fragmented ... a balance between short term and long term conservation success." Group leader Professor Jane ...

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