Tag Archives: species

Of species teetering on the edge, 11 have gone the way of dinosaurs and dodos, amid what scientists say is Earth’s sixth mass extinction. Source link

Environmental campaigners are glad Indonesia, Brazil and Congo will work together for the planet on ‘Opec for rainforests’ but are, nevertheless, still worried. Source link

As world leaders at COP27 discuss climate and biodiversity emergency, illegal buying and selling of protected, rare species thriving in Laos; China and Vietnam key markets for the likes of ‘exotic’ pets and pangolin, rhino, tiger parts. Source link

A report by the World Wildlife Fund shows illegal purchases of wildlife online are growing in Myanmar in a threat both to public health and to endangered species. The report issued Friday found that enforcement of bans on such transactions has weakened amid political turmoil following a 2021 military takeover. …

South Africa’s legal lion breeding has spawned a tiger farming industry for commercial exports, potentially posing a threat to the species already in decline, an animal welfare group warned Tuesday.Breeding lions for commercial hunting and for bone exports towards Asia is legal in South Africa, but in recent years tiger …