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List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals

June 27, 2024 8:20 pm

Copiapoa cacti, native to Chile’s Atacama coastal desert, the Bornean elephant and the Gran Canaria giant lizard are among the threatened species, IUCN revealed.

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Seven lions died in last five days of Sept, says forest dept; total deaths now 21

October 02, 2018 1:06 am

Laboratories were conducting tests to ascertain the nature of viral infection detected among four dead lions. Thirty-one lions from Semardi area had also been rescued and kept under observation as a precautionary measure, said officials.

Number of Great White Sharks climbing

June 21, 2014 4:32 pm

"The species appears to be recovering," said Cami McCandless.

Countries pledge action to save African elephants

December 04, 2013 9:17 pm

One of 14 measures the delegates agreed to involved classifying wildlife trafficking a serious crime.

Snails appear reborn,or were overlooked

August 19, 2012 3:07 am

A freshwater snail has been rediscovered on the Cahaba River in Alabama,12 years after it was declared extinct.

Sea cow carcass found off Porbandar coast

May 30, 2012 4:42 am

A carcass believed to be of a dugong,a herbivorous marine mammal termed as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),has been spotted off the Porbandar coast for the first time.