Endangered News

World's most endangered species list released

Jeju - Today scientists published a list of the world's 100 most endangered species. The list, the first of its kind, was published by the World Conservation Congress in South Korea.

In the Media by Steve Hayes - 7 comments

Endangered species conservation may be helped by a new index Special

A new index, called SAFE (Species Ability to Forestall Extinction), has been developed to help conservationists better understand how close a species may be to extinction and could be used to help determine where to focus limited conservation resources.

Digital Journal Report by Kimberley Pollock - 4 comments

Endangered tiger among animals found in British man's freezer

Police raided a suburban house in Coventry, England, arresting a 52-year-old man. Among many different dead and frozen animals they found a tiger, a monkey and a chimpanzee in his freezer.

In the Media by Laura Trowbridge - 5 comments

Endangered Lemurs born in Florida

Tampa - Busch Gardens is celebrating the birth of two baby lemurs. The births, the first at the park, were greeted with much excitement. The lemur's survival is threatened in their native habitat of Madagascar and are listed as an endangered species.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 4 comments

Man jailed for selling endangered species

An Ontario man who used the Internet to arrange cross-border meetings to sell at-risk and endangered species has been sentenced to jail time.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 16 comments

Op-Ed: Iconic Crescent-shaped L.A. Hotel on Endangered Buildings List

Americans can’t tolerate anything that’s old. Not old people, old clothes, old cars, old-fashioned ideas of politeness, etiquette, civility…the mantra is always out with the old, in with the new.

In the Media by Sandy Sand - 4 comments

Bedeviling Details on Saving Tasmanian Devils from Extinction

Australia is having a devil of a time trying to save its devils, but a little help may be on the way from a few friends at Loony Toons, cartoon home to Taz.

In the Media by Sandy Sand - 1 comment

100 endangered rhinos slaughtered in South Africa in 2008

Vietnamese crime-syndicates are operating from South Africa with only one aim: to slaughter as many African rhinos as they can. The ancient animals' horns are expensive, sold as mythical 'aphrodesiacs' in Chinese traditional medicine shops.

In the Media by Adriana Stuijt - 4 comments

Are Wolves Endangered?

The legal battles over the status of the grey wolf as an endangered species are continuing in the US while at the same time a discussion is ongoing regarding the wolf species we are talking about.

In the Media by Bart B. Van Bockstaele - 25 comments