a legitimate zoo? how an obscure german group...
Exclusive: A secretive organisation based in a German village has amassed one of the world’s...
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in pursuit of the tortoise smugglers
Stuffed in suitcases or strapped to passengers’ bodies,increasingly rare species are finding their...
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the earth stands on the brink of its sixth mass...
The rate at which vertebrate species are dying far exceeds the normLife on Earth is in worry. That...
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down to the last three: can science save northern...
International project will exercise IVF and stem-cell technology in an attempt to resurrect the...
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there s nothing cute about it. the animal stars of...
In our millions we coo over wide-eyed exotic creatures and dogs in teacups – and bear witness to a...
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beggars belief: more endangered parrots exported...
Warren Entsch demands investigation after German convicted kidnapper boasts about new shipment A...
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vaquita porpoise facing extinction after £3m...
Only hope for world’s most endangered marine mammal now rests with tender to end illegal fishingA...
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the party s over for the striped legless lizard in...
One of the final populations in Australia of this near-extinct reptile is being moved from Canberra...
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why the lynx effect would be a boon for scotland |...
Farmers and landowners may cavil,but there could be appreciable benefits from reintroducing great...
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a sticky carnivore in a life saving sponge
Meat-eating plants have got a savage reputation to live up to,but some of them grow largely...
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should pandas be left to face extinction?
This week,TV naturalist Chris Packham said pandas might not be worth saving. ticket Wright from the...
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human activity driving half of worlds crocodile...
Crocodile researcher warns the reptiles face a ‘bleak future’,but Australia’s saltwater and...
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us agency rarely intervened in projects that could...
Of 88000 actions assessed by the Fish and Wildlife Service,only two triggered more significant...
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this rhino s death should make us worry about all...
There are only three northern white rhinos after Nola was put to sleep. But it’s not just rhinos...
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montserrats last two mountain chicken frogs to be...
Conservationists pin hopes of the species’ survival on breeding the Caribbean island’s final...
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smoky mouse could go extinct without us looking,...
More resources are needed to monitor the 100 recorded smoky mice,or Pseudomys fumeus, in the wild in...
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japans inaction fuelling illegal ivory trade as...
Investigators uncover widespread fraud which allows traders to register ivory as legal’ despite...
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australias shark stance hypocritical after opting...
Australia supports addition of species to conservation memorandum while claiming exemptions from...
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the worlds extinct and endangered species -...
Over the past 500 years,human activity is known to possess decimated 869 species. Habitat...
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us claims success in efforts to save endangered...
Obama administration puffs its chest out over apparent victories in removing animals from endangered...
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last us sumatran rhino joins indonesian reserve in...
Conservationists hope the US-born rhino will breed with female ‘hairy rhinos’ at the sanctuary...
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crocodile lizard is one of 115 new species found...
Three mammals,11 amphibians, two fish, or 11 reptiles and 88 plants were discovered by scientists in...
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asiatic cheetahs on the brink of extinction with...
With UN funds being cut this month, conservationists call for final-ditch effort to save animal...
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new leadbeater possum colonies dont impact on...
Colonies found by Victorian government but conservationists say sightings ‘don’t change anything...
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arabian unicorn no longer extinct
The IUCN says the antelope's reintroduction to the wild is the most successful effort for any...
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more tigers poached in india so far this year than...
Conservationists say census figures are ‘worrying’ and cast doubts on the country’s...
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snow leopards at risk as himalayas face climate...
Warming temperatures could cause over a third of the endangered astronomical cats’ habitat to...
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top 10 species fighting extinction with the help...
A list of animals,among them one of the world's largest frogs, Britain's only native...
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last hope for great apes is vaccination against...
Scientists warn that wild ape populations,already devastated by poachers and habitat loss, now face...
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last male northern white rhino is put down
Hopes for species rest on IVF with two females after death of Sudan,the ‘gentle giant’The last...
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tigers declared extinct in cambodia
Conservationists say Indochine tigers are ‘functionally extinct’ as they launch action map for...
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sumatran rhino sighted in indonesian borneo for...
Smallest of the Asian rhino species that number fewer than 100 in the world was captured in a wooden...
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sumatran orangutan numbers double but fires...
Researchers find Sumatran orangutans living at higher altitudes but critically endangered status...
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stakes raised for black throated finchs largest...
Bird whose fate forms a key plank of federal court challenge to approval of the Carmichael mine in...
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us plans to extend endangered species status to...
US Fish and Wildlife Service’s unusual restrictions will make importing lion ‘trophies’ more...
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sumatran rhinos likely to become extinct,...
Conservation group IUCN wants Indonesia and international donors to seize urgent action to save...
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northern quolls released into kakadu in bid to...
Nine of the mammals let loose in Northern Territory after being trained to avoid cane toads and...
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number of tigers in the wild rises for first time...
There are now 3890 animals roaming the forests of Asia but the increase may be down to improved...
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18 elephants to be flown to us zoos as drought...
Conservation groups hope rehoming the elephants will leave more food and water for endangered rhinos...
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northern white rhino put down at san diego zoo...
Safari park said Nola,41, had arthritis and a bacterial infection linked to an abscess in her hip,...
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strategies for success in the ivory war
Kenya’s coalition for wildlife has succeeded in bringing poaching under control. This article...
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legless lizard at risk of joining australias...
Urgent efforts are under way to bring an Australian reptile species back from the brink of...
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number of tigers in the wild rises for first time...
There are now 3890 animals roaming the forests of Asia but the increase may be down to improved...
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new zealand hunters apologise over accidental...
An inquiry is under way into how a cull of somewhat similar-looking pukeko birds has led to the...
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biotechnology lifeline for critically endangered...
Researchers at France’s Haute-Touche nature reserve develop techniques to aid the conservation of...
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patty, the oldest tree kangaroo on record,...
Miami zoo announced on Thursday that Patty,their Matschie’s tree kangaroo became the oldest of her...
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first sumatran rhino found in borneo in 40 years...
WWF said there were indications that the endangered rhino was suffering from a severe infection...
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the sneezing monkey with an upturned face, and...
Hundreds of modern(ish) species have been discovered in the eastern Himalayas in recent...
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world of frogs aims to recover species from...
Melbourne Zoo keeper Damian Goodall explains a conservation project for four species of endangered...
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more than half of the worlds primates on...
Experts highlight threat to lesser-known apes and monkeys from large-scale habitat destruction and...
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rehabilitated siberian tiger plays with cubs in...
A Siberian tiger called Zolushka is filmed in the Bastak nature reserve in east Russia playing with...
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