Climbing the koala's family tree
Koalas are one of Australia's most beloved marsupials. How can DNA help bring them back from the brink of extinction?
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Climate change spurring frog extinctions: conservationists
Three Central American frog species have gone extinct and many others may soon follow as their populations are ravaged by a fungus that is spreading faster because of climate change, conservationists said Thursday.
Ecology
Dec 10, 2020
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Platypus should be listed as a threatened species, new report says
A landmark assessment by scientists at UNSW Sydney recommends the platypus be listed as a threatened species under Australia's and NSW environmental legislation.
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2020
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A new species of black endemic iguanas in Caribbeans is proposed for urgent conservation
A newly discovered endemic species of melanistic black iguana (Iguana melanoderma), discovered in Saba and Montserrat islands, the Lesser Antilles (Eastern Caribbean), appears to be threatened by unsustainable harvesting ...
Ecology
Apr 14, 2020
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The unlikely story of the green peafowl
We all know that habitat loss is pushing many species to the brink of extinction, with the conversion of forests for agricultural use a particular problem.
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2020
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Mystery monkey: Rare red colobus caught on camera in South Sudan
Oustalet's or Semliki? That is the question. It may not be on everyone's lips, but it's uppermost in the minds of conservationists after a rare red colobus monkey triggered a camera trap several hundred miles outside its ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2020
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Why the global Red List mislabels the risk to many species
When we talk about how threatened animals or plants are, we will almost always reference their statuses on the Red List. Created by the International Union for Conservation of Nature – a global organisation that seeks to ...
Ecology
Sep 17, 2019
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More than 28,000 species are officially threatened, with more likely to come
More than 28,000 species around the world are threatened, according to the Red List of Threatened Species compiled by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The list, updated on Thursday night, has ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2019
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Whales targeted by Japan face extinction threat
One of three species Japan has targeted in resuming commercial whaling Monday is threatened with extinction, and sub-populations of the other two are severely depleted as well, according to experts.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2019
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Birdwatchers highlight declines of seabirds off south-eastern Australia
Thirteen species of seabirds are declining off the coast of south-eastern Australia, a 17-year study by researchers at the Centre for Ecosystem Science at UNSW Sydney revealed.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2019
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