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Plant and animal extinctions slow but experts warn human activity still poses ‘significant’ risks

Researchers have warned that the findings should not be used as a ‘carte blanche’ for destructive human behaviour.

Euronews

Leading conservationists just decided that genetically engineering wild animals is OK – sometimes. They’re right

Humans have been selectively breeding animals for millennia. If we can help species survive by tweaking their DNA in a lab, I say bring it on, says science writer Helen Pilcher

The Guardian - UK

From ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’: How green turtles have escaped extinction

The number of once-endangered green sea turtles has increased by 28 per cent since the 1970s, despite ‘persistent threats’ to their population.

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Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Conversation

Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated

Since 2020, the conservation outlook has worsened for four of Australia’s 16 natural World Heritage properties – Ningaloo, Shark Bay, Purnululu National Park and the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites. This means 25% of our natural areas globally recognised as being significant are either in worse health or need better planning…

The Conversation

Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut, the freshwater Okavango Delta opens into an enormous alluvial fan that stretches…

The Conversation

Conservationists warn bees and butterflies are at risk of disappearing for good

More than 20 per cent of both bumble bee and cellophane bee species are under threat

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Threats ‘mounting’ for wild bee and butterfly species in Europe, experts warn

Essential pollinators at risk from habitat loss, climate change and pollution, IUCN assessment says.

Evening Standard

Green turtle rescued from brink of extinction

The green turtle’s status has been downgraded from endangered after years of conservation work

The Independent UK

Red list of threatened species reveals animals that face risk of disappearing for good

The IUCN Species Survival Commission warned many animals face increasing risks of disappearing

The Independent UK

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis

Biodiversity losses are growing, the IUCN reports as summit opens, but green turtle’s recovery ‘reminds us conservation works’

The Guardian - UK

Majority of world’s bird species in decline as nature crisis deepens – experts

Three Arctic seal species have also moved closer to extinction as global warming destroys their icy home.

The Independent UK

Top Nature Group To Unveil New 'Red List' Of Threatened Species

The world's top conservation body is holding its world congress starting Thursday in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi and will unveil its updated "red list" of threatened species.

International Business Times

Conservationists Call For More Data To Help Protect Pangolins

All eight known pangolin species remain at high risk of extinction due to over-exploitation and loss of habitat, conservationists warned Wednesday, warning knowledge gaps were hampering protection efforts.

International Business Times

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Evening Standard

Major new assessment recognises four separate giraffe species for the first time

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

The Guardian - UK

A huge stick insect has been discovered in Australia. Here’s why that’s important

Yes, they can be hard to spot – but this find in Australia highlights how little we know about creatures crucial to our ecosystem, writes entomologist Gwen Pearson

Al Jazeera

Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary

Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Otters posing for selfies in Japanese cafes may be linked to illegal trade, experts warn

The DNA of rare small-clawed otters in captivity in Japan has been matched to wild populations in poaching hotspots in Thailand

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The Conversation

For many island species, the next tropical cyclone may be their last

When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring livelihoods. However, these storms have permanent consequences for other species that are often forgotten.

Euronews

‘The unsung heroes of life on Earth’: Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction

The ‘giant knight’ is among 1,300 red list species in the fungal kingdom.

The Independent UK

World’s fungi at risk from agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl – experts

The latest update to IUCN red list has 1,300 species of fungi assessed with at least 411 at risk of extinction.

International Business Times

Hundreds Of Fungi Species Threatened With Extinction: IUCN

Deforestation, farming and climate-fuelled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants on Earth, the International Union for Conservation of Nature warned on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list

Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show a sustained strategy approved by environment minister Tanya Plibersek

Evening Standard

Quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction, conservationists warn

A major global analysis examined the extinction threat to 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp.

The Guardian - UK

‘Ridiculous’ ban on exotic animal skins at London fashion week criticised by experts

Trade can help protect species – and real skins are often more sustainable than synthetic alternatives, say conservationists

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