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More than $15bn a year to save threatened species

Climate change and other threats have 16 species headed for extinction no matter how much money is spent, new research shows.

AAP · Feb 3, 2025

Court restores protections for endangered whale species to prevent entanglement in fishing gear

A federal appeals court is reinstating rules designed to protect a vanishing whale species from entanglement in fishing gear

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

The world wildlife trade regulator is 50 – here’s what has worked and what needs to change

Have you ever bought a souvenir from a local market on holiday? Or tried to travel overseas with a guitar? If so, you may have been stopped at the airport if your item contains animal or plant parts. This is because most countries, and also the EU, implement Cites, the…

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025

Poison baits were used on 1,400 feral cats, foxes and dingoes. We studied their fate to see what works

Poisoned baits are the main way land managers control foxes, feral cats and dingoes. Baiting is done to reduce livestock and economic losses, or pressure on endangered wildlife.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2025

Global Warming Makes French Reservoir A Winter Resort For Migrating Cranes

The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of sunshine, but with global warming the French reservoir has become an attractive winter retreat.

International Business Times · Feb 3, 2025

Endangered frogs born at London zoo after rescue mission in Chile

Group of Darwin’s frogs threatened by chytrid fungus thrive in specially built room that mimics their natural habitat

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025

London Zoo welcomes endangered froglets after dramatic 7,000-mile rescue

‘This is a landmark moment in our work to protect the Darwin’s frog from the devastating impact of chytrid fungus,’ said Ben Tapley.

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025

Why bats need tunnels

Developers need not “worry about bats and newts” before they start building, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said in a speech that outlined her plans to reform the UK’s planning process. Reeves’ comments suggest construction firms and housebuilders will be allowed to destroy habitat if they pay into “a nature fund”…

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2025

Rescuers free whale caught in rope at salmon farm off Scottish island

RESCUERS have freed a whale that became entangled in a rope at a fish farm off the Isle of Skye ...

The National (Scotland) · Jan 31, 2025

Britain’s favourite fish at risk of wipeout within decades, predicts report

Brown trout unlikely to survive in most rivers at height of summer by 2080, says Environment Agency

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025