New lemur: big feet, long tongue and the size of squirrel
Washington, DC / London – A species of fork-marked lemur believed to be new to science was discovered in the dry forests of Madagascar. It will be shown for the first time exclusively on...
Gas Industry Lawsuits Undermine Americans’ Right to Know about Dangerous Pollution
(Washington, D.C. – February 1, 2011) Lawsuits filed by the oil and gas industry would undermine the American public’s right to know about harmful pollution in our air, according to Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Industry...
2008 IUCN Red List surprise: Greater one-horned rhinos ‘not’ endangered
The greater one-horned rhinoceros is no longer 'endangered', according to the 2008 IUCN Red List update. This, despite the fact that a single epidemic could wipe out about three quarters of the world's population...
Release of rhino poachers exposes widespread enforcement failures
Gland, Switzerland, 2 March 2010—The release of six alleged rhino poachers from custody two weeks before a meeting of the largest wildlife trade convention is emblematic of the chronic lack of political will to...
Mertz Glacier under the microscope
An array of underwater cameras, moorings and sensors will be deployed at the Mertz Glacier in east Antarctica this summer for the first time since a major iceberg calving event.
In January last year, 78...
International Fund for Animal Welfare Report Reveals Impact of Global Warming on Arctic Marine...
Washington, D.C. (January 17, 2008) —Today the International Fund for Animal Welfare (www.ifaw.org) released On Thin Ice: The Precarious State of Arctic Marine Mammals in the United States Due to Global Warming, a comprehensive...
Now is the Time to Help Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
For more than half a century, surface longline fishing has wastefully caught and killed Atlantic bluefin tuna and other nontarget ocean wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico, including white marlin, swordfish, and endangered sea...
Whaling season officially over
Fate of the whales remains in question
Antarctica — Today the whaling fleet crossed the 60 degree latitude, leaving the whaling grounds behind - at least for this season. Officials in Tokyo have finally acknowledged...
Information on Bird Impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
What is the Likely Impact on Birds?
The concern for birds are three-fold.
- Brown PelicanThe first is the immediate threat to individual birds from oil contamination. The first oiled birds are now being collected and...
Japanese Foreign Minister Confesses to Whale Poaching
Japanese whaler harpoons minke whale 2009Japan’s Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada has confessed to what the rest of the world has known all along.
In an interview with The Australian newspaper and Australian Broadcasting Corporation Foreign...
Mass whale stranding in Far North
The Department of Conservation (DOC) in Kaitaia received a call from a member of the public at approximately 10.30am this morning advising of a mass whale stranding on Karikari Beach (a remote beach on...
CCC Takes Action To Help Cold Stunned Turtles
As freezing winter temperatures put Florida's sea turtles at risk, CCC is stepping in to help conservation groups across the state deal with this crisis.
Sea turtles are generally attracted to Florida's warm waters and...
