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Turtle Conservation in Sri Lanka
Oslo :: Norway | 30 days ago
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04 editor Our good friend Dr. Kingsley Mariadasan was an 8 year old boy when his father found work in Europe in the 1970s...The end of the war has made his visits more frequent and he was once again in Sri Lanka recently. Kingsley was my physician
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Australia makes list of ecosystems in bad shape
Sydney :: Australia | 1 month ago
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Murray-Darling Basin lakes and the Coorong lagoons in South Australia would be deemed critically endangered under a new global system to rank the conservation status of ecosystems in the same way as threatened species. In a paper published in the
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Endangered blue-eyed black lemur, very rare, born at French zoo
Antananarivo :: Madagascar | 2 months ago
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Extremely rare blue-eyed black lemur born at French zoo Dimbi, an adorable baby black lemur with bright blue eyes, was born at the Mulhouse Zoo and Botanical Park on March 8. This critically endangered lemur species is native to Madagascar, and
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New book says 2 PH marine mammals on verge of extinction
Manila :: Philippines | 2 months ago
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PhilippinesLocal populations of dugong and Irrawaddy dolphin are on the verge of extinction, according to a new book released this month detailing the conservation status of marine mammals found in the Philippines. The book, titled Red List Status
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It's a boy! Protective mother gorilla finally allows zookeepers close enough to determine sex of her two-month-old baby
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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20 March 2013 Zookeepers have finally been able to get close enough to a protective mother gorilla to determine the sex of her baby. And after two months Twycross Zoo, Warwickshire, is finally able to announce it is a bouncing baby boy. Mother, Ozala,
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Almost One In Five Reptiles Are Struggling To Survive
Auckland :: New Zealand | 4 months ago
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The study, printed in the journal of Biological Conservation , is the first of its kind summarising the global conservation status of reptiles. More than 200 world renowned experts assessed the extinction risk of 1,500 randomly selected reptiles from
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Wellington Zoo treating second critically endangered Taiko
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
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The juvenile seabird is one of the world's rarest bird species with current population estimates ranging between 120 to 150 birds with only 17 known breeding pairs. The birds are also known as Magenta Petrels and only breed at the Chatham Islands. Dr
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Extinction alarm raised for possum
Melbourne :: Australia | 6 months ago
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The group will make a submission to the federal government early next year, arguing that the possum numbers have declined sharply following a major hit to their habitat in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires. Green groups also argue that logging is
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Critically endangered parakeets back from the brink
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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A base population of 11 has jumped to nearly 100 since the birds were moved to the predator-free sanctuary five years ago...The study, by Dr Luis Ortiz-Catedral and Professor Dianne Brunton from Massey University's Institute of Natural Sciences,
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Javan Rhino Conservation Partnership Continues for 2nd Year
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 6 months ago
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Says Juvenile Rhino Sightings are Good Indicator Jakarta, 11 December 2012 A unique public-private partnership to conserve the highly endangered Javan rhino will continue for the second year following a signing ceremony in Jakarta...In the coming
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