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Implementation of Crucial Steps to Protect and Preserve Oceans

Expanded protections near the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument in the south-central Pacific Ocean will add to the Pacific Marine Protected Areas, Marine National Monuments, designated by President George W. Bush, and the declaration of the Phoenix Islands a protected area to ensure its biological diversity and sustainability by small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati.


Mon, 06/30/2014 - 11:18 — admin

New Species Discovered In The Mekong River Region

A new monkey, a self-cloning skink, five carnivorous plants, and a unique leaf warbler are among the 208 species newly described by science in the Greater Mekong region in 2010 and highlighted in a new WWF report, Wild Mekong.


Mon, 01/30/2012 - 15:21 — admin

Over 1,000 Species Newly Discovered In New Guinea

Final Frontier: Newly Discovered species of New Guinea (1998 – 2008), a WWF study reports that 1,060 new species have been discovered the island of New Guinea from 1998 to 2008.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 17:44 — admin

Tropical Birds Return to Harvested Rainforest Areas in Brazil: Bird species thought extinct came back to the forests

Bird species in rainforest fragments in Brazil that were isolated by deforestation disappeared then reappeared over a quarter-century, according to research results published on June 22, 2011 in the journal PLoS (Public Library of Science) ONE.  

 


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 17:24 — admin

Three Species of Birds from Latin America and the Caribbean Listed for U.S. Endangered Species Act Protection

Three species of birds from Latin America and the Caribbean will be protected by the Endangered Species Act under a final rule published in the August 17, 2010  Federal Register by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:43 — admin

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Adds Two Ecuadorian Birds to Endangered Species List

Two species of birds from Ecuador are now protected by the Endangered Species Act following the publication of two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service final listing determinations in the July 27, 2010 Federal Register. 


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 16:32 — admin

New Web-Tool Shows Critical Migratory Waterbird Sites Need Urgent Protection

A new website launched today, 14 June 2010, by Wetlands International, BirdLife International and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) reveals major gaps in the protection of many critical sites used by migratory waterbirds across Africa the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 15:56 — admin

Wings over Wetlands: New Protection for Birds from Wetland and Waterbird Conservation Initiatives

The Wings Over Wetlands (WOW) Project launched on November 20, 2006, is the largest international wetland and waterbird conservation initiative ever to take place in the African-Eurasian region.


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 13:20 — admin

Extinct Woodpecker Rediscovered in Arkansas Refuge

The ivory-billed woodpecker, long thought to be extinct, has been spotted in the swamp forests of eastern Arkansas, according to a paper published today online by the journal "Science."


Tue, 11/08/2011 - 10:36 — admin

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