Posts tagged endangered species
Should Rhinos Be Introduced To Australia?
WildlifeBill Laurancerhino, rhinoceros, black rhino, white rhino, Sumatran rhino, Javan rhino, Indian one-horned rhino, habitat fragmentation, habitat destruction, poaching, rhino horn, endangered species, Vietnam, China, Africa, Asia, megafauna, Sumatra, Java, roads, captive breeding, Australia, savannas, rule of law, eco-tourism, cattle ranching, cattle stations, crazy idea, exotic plant species
How Critical Are Big Parks?
Protected AreasJeremy Hanceprotected areas, national parks, endangered species, ecosystems, carbon storage, environmental services, snow leopards, rare species, park size, Colombia, Borneo, Danum Valley, Malaysia, Chiribiquete National Park, hunting, logging, rainforests, climate change, corridors, conservation corridors, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, President Obama, President Trump, E. O. Wilson, Half Earth, marine protected areas, climate refugia, Puerto Sabalo-Los Monos Reserve, Monochoa Reserve, big reserves, wildlife corridor, cheetah, ocelot, toucan, Daintree, African forest elephant, Cape Buffalo
Biodiversity In Queensland Is Being Bulldozed to Oblivion
WildlifeBill LauranceQueensland, land clearing, deforestation, bulldozers, Australia, koala, cassowary, Black-throated Finch, invasive species, climate change, woodland, forest, endangered species, Cape York Peninsula, illegal land clearing, Emissions Reduction Fund, 20 Million Trees, Reef Rescue
Dumb & Dumber: The Global Assault on Environmental Laws
ConservationBill Lauranceenvironmental law, environmental regulation, policy, legislation, SLAPP, wolf, endangered species, global warming, Guillaume Chapron, pollution, mining, fish, migratory birds, ecological restoration, Forest Code, Brazil, Canada, United State, Peru, Amazon, Mauritius, flying fox, South Africa, Western Australia, France
Double Whammy: Primates and Wilderness in Peril
WildlifeBill Laurancedeforestation, Intact Forest Landscapes, habitat fragmentation, hunting, primates, Alejandro Estrada, Lars Laestadius, infrastructure, endangered primates, endangered species, tropical ecosystems, illegal pet trade, bushmeat, overhunting, oil palm, rubber, Nigeria, Cameroon, University of Maryland, UNAM, old-growth forest, human population growth
Only Radical Action Will Stop Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction
ConservationBill Lauranceextinction, mass extinction, sixth mass extinction, Bill Laurance, Paul Ehrlich, The Population Bomb, Natalia Ocampa-Penuela, birds, biodiversity hotspots, IUCN Red List, protected areas, human population growth, climate change, wilderness, endangered species
Which is the Biggest Killer: Climate Change or Habitat Disruption?
Climate ChangeJeremy Hancedeforestation, habitat fragmentation, overhunting, logging, overfishing, overexploitation, climate change, global warming, heat waves, extinction, species extinctions, Sean Maxwell, Mark Cochrane, Jeremy Hance, IUCN Red List, endangered species, agriculture, farming, protected areas, Amazon, environmental synergisms, fire, weather extremes, coral reefs, cloud forests, sea ice, Arctic
Planet at a Crossroads: Report from the IUCN World Congress
ConservationAlice HughesIUCN World Conservation Congress, endangered species, threatened mammals, climate change, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, deforestation, IUCN Red List, biodiversity hotspots, illegal wildlife trade, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Bramble Cay Melomys, Paris COP, great apes, protected areas, Aichi Targets, key biodiversity areas, defaunation, mass extinction, Alice Hughes
Combating Asia's Catastrophic Illegal Wildlife Trade
WildlifeBill Lauranceillegal wildlife trade, poaching, Asia, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Jacob Phelps, Chris Shepherd, Tony Lynam, Conservation Asia 2016, captive breeding, endangered species, overexploitation, organized crime, law enforcement, CITES, wildlife markets, silent forests
Endangered vultures being decimated as ivory poachers use poison to kill elephants
WildlifeBill Laurancevultures, The Peregrine Fund, Oryx, African savanna elephant, elephant, rhinoceros, Africa, Dancy Ogada, India, endangered species, diclofenac, poison, pesticides, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Island nation declares war on its flying foxes
Bill LauranceMauritius, Mauritian flying fox, fruit trees, wildlife slaughter, Mauritius Government, Pteropus niger, tourism, ecotourism, boycott, boycott Mauritius, endangered species, extinct species, dodo
Selling Noah's Ark? The collapse of Asia's bird biodiversity
Alice Hughesbirds, Indonesia, wildlife trade, illegal wildlife trade, TRAFFIC, endangered species, Alice Hughes, Asian biodiversity, wildlife markets, Jakarta, Songbird Crisis Summit
Growing concerns over 'Lawless Laos' -- paradise for poachers & smugglers
Bill LauranceLao, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, smuggling, China, endangered species, CITES, Europol, Vietnam, anti-trafficking regulations
Wildlife poaching: Conservation on the borders
Bill LauranceXTBG, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanic Garden, transboundary conservation, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, elephants, rhinos, rhino horn, pangolins, endangered species, CITES, Alice Hughes
Roads to ruin: Southeast Asia's most environmentally destructive highways
Bill Lauranceroads, highways, deforestation, hunting, poaching, illegal logging, illegal mining, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, endangered mammals, endangered species, wilderness, endemic species, Philippines, roads to ruin
Indonesia now biggest 'forest killer'
Perils growing for Earth's biodiversity hotspots
Bill Laurancebiodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, endemic species, local endemics, endangered species, biogeographic regions, habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, climate change, Madagascar, locally endemic species
Species disappearing "1000 times faster than normal"
Bill Laurancebiodiversity, biodiversity hotspots, species extinctions, unknown species, local endemics, missing species, habitat destruction, Stuart Pimm, tropical forests, endangered species, species losses
Help ALERT combat threats to crucial Malaysian park
Gopalasamy Reuben ClementsSelangor State Park, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, endangered species, deforestation, road expansion, park degazettement, habitat fragmentation, ecosystem services, watershed, catchment, water quality, petition
China imposes serious prison time for wildlife offences
Bill LauranceChina, illegal wildlife trade, ivory, elephants, rhinos, rhino horn, shark finning, sharks, endangered species, poaching
