Science news articles about 'world conservation union'

... a quarter of the 220 species evaluated by the World Conservation Union are listed as threatened. The conspicuous absence of the devastating chytrid fungus only serves to underscore ...

... biologist. Listed at the top of the World Conservation Union’s Red List, the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the most critically endangered turtle ...

... the analysis of play ontogeny. It also has important implications for the conservation of chimpanzees, which are classed as Endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), as well as Critically Endangered gorillas ...

... proposes that the kipunji should be classified by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as "critically endangered" – which means it is threatened with extinction in the wild if immediate conservation ...

... turtle. This species suffered a grave decline in the twentieth century and is among those considered by the World Conservation Union to be in critical danger of extinction. The project ...

... as Epinephelus quinquefasciatus. E. itajara is currently listed as critically endangered to extinction in the World Conservation Union's Red List of Endangered Species ...

... Congo. They are classified as Near Threatened by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and are at risk primarily from habitat destruction. The photograph was taken during some field ...

First World Conservation Union (IUCN) red list of oceanic sharks names 64 ... list for oceanic sharks produced by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Sharks are vulnerable because they can take decades to mature and they produce few ...

... today in the journal Aquatic Conservation. The European common skate, Dipturus batis, has been on the World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species ...

... that fishing and collisions with shipping vessels have taken a devastating toll on the ancient predators.The World Conservation Union, which operates the red list of endangered ...

... cetaceans—actually lives in coastal waters and estuaries. The species is listed as "Vulnerable" by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and is threatened by accidental capture ...

... , co-chair of the Panel and President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), said: "Incremental efficiency gains in for example motor cars or home heating ...

... , for the Tidestrom's lupine, it would seem, is one cliffhanger after another. Unfortunately, that is true for many plants. According to the World Conservation Union, one out of every four plant species ...

... vultures were found to be stable. All three of Cambodia's vulture species are listed as "Critically Endangered" by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). Vulture populations in Southeast ...

... (approximately 2,100 feet) on the Patagonian steppe. The species is listed as "Endangered" on the World Conservation Union's Red List and may number only 2 ...