Fate of weird wader on knife edgeSpoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus has undergone a rapid recent population decline and faces imminent extinction unless conservation measures are taken. These are the findings of a new paper published in BirdLife International’s journal Bird Conservation International.to read more: |
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World first for vultures facing extinctionGlobally extinct within 10 years: that has been the worst prediction for three species of vulture which have disappeared from huge swathes of southern Asia. But the latest exciting news from a conservation partnership in India reveals that all three species have now successfully reared young in a captive breeding centre,to read more: |
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It’s time for a turn on tunaFishing for tuna – a staple of sandwiches, jacket spuds and baguettes the world over – is creating a needless conservation crisis, as many species of seabird facing extinction are dying at the hands of the longline fishing fleet targeting the highly-prized fish. That’s the message that was recently delivered by BirdLife to a meeting of organisations responsible for managing tuna fishing on the high seas.to read more: |
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