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Pacific conservation measures for bigeye tuna are urgently needed
Posted Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:15:12 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe variety of fishing techniques used in the Pacific means that BET (bigeye tuna) biomass is soon going to dip below the maximum sustainable yield levels.
Pacific conservation measures for bigeye tuna are urgently needed
Heat is on for salamanders
Posted Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:59:38 GMT by Adrian BishopAround one-third of Salamander larvae vanished from sites in North Carolina, USA, during severe drought, according to new research.
Heat is on for salamanders
Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss
Posted Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:54:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongAfter years of depredations ranging from their use for bushmeat to dwindling population and disease, African apes are now in greater danger than ever, this time from habitat loss.
Great Apes threatened again, this time by habitat loss
Shark finning in the EU
Posted Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:11:23 GMT by Dave ArmstrongAs 5% more people every year consume shark fin soup, the number of rare sharks in the sea continues to fall dramatically.
Shark finning in the EU
World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012
Posted Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:01:00 GMT by Michael EvansThe rhino is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Poachers using sophisticated methods kill enormous numbers for their horns, which are thought by Chinese medicine advocates to have medicinal properties. This has been proved to be untrue and since it is impossible to stop the poachers, the only hope for the rhino is to persuade users of rhino horn that using it for medical treatment is a futile exercise.
World Rhino Day ~ 22nd September 2012
Most valuable or virtually extinct?
Posted Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:42:45 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe most threatened species are often therefore those that seem almost unnecessary, The 'Priceless or Worthless', title of a new conservation report says it all.
Most valuable or virtually extinct?
Coral cover's deadly decline
Posted Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:23:54 GMT by Dave ArmstrongThe September update from the Panamanian Report on Caribbean coral cover and coral fauna has been published. From starfish to vertebrates, the IUCN and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network have published a number of reports on the health of Caribbean coral.
Coral cover's deadly decline
Asian Species in Crisis
Posted Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:31:20 GMT by Dave ArmstrongFrom orang-utan to giant catfish, the exotic animals of Asia are just about the most endangered, and loved, on earth.
Asian Species in Crisis
White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?
Posted Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:59:13 GMT by Dave ArmstrongHow does white syndrome destroy coral reefs? Montipora White Syndrome and that of many Acripora and many other corals, is caused or rather associated with multiple infections of ciliates, helminth worms and together they cause multiple lesions and a horrific loss of cells and biomass.
White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?
Spineless Stories of Mass Extinction
Posted Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:20:33 GMT by Dave ArmstrongOf all of the invertebrate groups, 20% are threatened with extinction, possibly because of lack of conservation and relevant studies according to a new study by The Zoological Society of London (RZS), along with the IUCN Red List and Wildscreen.
Spineless Stories of Mass Extinction
Coral rarely crosses Eastern Pacific Barrier, as Darwin predicted, says study
Posted Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:17:26 GMT by Adrian BishopBiologist Charles Darwin was right - coral rarely crosses the Eastern Pacific Barrier, new research suggests.
Coral rarely crosses Eastern Pacific Barrier, as Darwin predicted, says study
Tag and track - Ant roads in the woods
Posted Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:59:00 GMT by Dave ArmstrongTiny radio tags fitted to track the 'ant roads' of Formica lugubris. Hairy wood ants in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the rest of Europe, are near-threatened. So what does York do to help?
Tag and track - Ant roads in the woods
Ocean Health Index provides valuable data
Posted Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:04:59 GMT by Dave ArmstrongMarine scientists launch the Ocean Health Index. This is an assessment of the health and benefits of the global ocean.
Ocean Health Index provides valuable data
The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation
Posted Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:30:00 GMT by Sarah WilsonWhat happened at the 2012 International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns, Australia? The aim of ICRS2012 was to discuss the fragile future of our global coral reefs and the fish stocks that depend on them and it was attended by over 2000 people from 80 different countries.
The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation
Biodiversity within protected tropical forests threatened
Posted Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:26:58 GMT by Dave ArmstrongProtected tropical forest biodiversity under threat. A new study shows that biodiversity levels in tropical forests are still declining despite having protected area status.
Biodiversity within protected tropical forests threatened
Fish Competition within Degraded Coral Reef Ecosystems
Posted Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:40:42 GMT by Dave ArmstrongA new study investigates how coral bleaching changes competition between fish. The behaviour of two different species of damselfish were studied as a healthy coral reef ecosystem habitat degraded.
Fish Competition within Degraded Coral Reef Ecosystems
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