Posted on January 28, 2010 by craigbaird
The Mekong Tiger, which is a sub-species of tiger located in the MeKong region is expected to be extinct within only a few years according to the World Wildlife Fund. In a report from the Vietnam News Agency released by the WWF, the number of Mekong Tigers in existence has fallen to only 350, from [...]
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Posted on January 13, 2010 by craigbaird
Global Warming is already beginning to take plenty of species, including several frogs, the Koala, seals, penguins and the Polar Bear, but we can now add gorillas and monkeys to the mix according to a new study.
In a study done by Bournemouth University, it was found that if temperatures rise as predicted, two degrees by [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2010 by craigbaird
In a recent report released by the Daily Telegraph and the WWF, the species most at risk for extinction are not getting much help lately and we could see these animals disappear from our planet forever. These animals are common to all of us, and many are symbols of the country that they reside in. [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2009 by craigbaird
The message about species conservation has been around since at least the mid-1970s, but it appears that we still are not learning from our mistakes. The year 2009 is a case in point. Several endangered species became much more endangered due to the actions of humans, including tigers, polar bears, elephants and rhinos. As we [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2009 by craigbaird
In Pakistan, which already has a poor record of complying with endangered species regulations, it appears that if you are an Arab prince or Sheikh, you can do as you please and kill what you wish.
In a recent news item, it was revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan has given 27 dignitaries [...]
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Posted on December 23, 2009 by craigbaird
There was one Indochinese tiger left in China, and thanks to a villager who killed and ate the tiger, the species is now extinct throughout China. The villager who committed the extinction deed was then sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $85,000 by the Chinese government. The villager claimed it was self-defense.
Once they [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by craigbaird
Other than the kangaroo, no other animal is so identified with Australia as the Koala is. The Koala is a symbol of the land down under, but that symbol is disappearing.
The number of Koalas found around in Australia (the only place they are found) are falling fast and many experts feel that within in the [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2009 by craigbaird
The International Union for Nature Conservation (IUNC) has come out with the list of species at risk for extinction and the numbers are truly staggering.
Roughly 17,000 species on Earth are threatened with extinction, with 47,677 species of plants and animals listed as endangered according to the group based out of Switzerland. Of those species 1,895 [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2009 by craigbaird
Tigers are one of the most beautiful and respected animals on Earth. From Tigger to Tony, they are a part of our culture and while they may stay in our cartoons forever, they may disappear from the Earth within our lifetimes. The world’s population of tigers is declining incredibly fast, even as conservationists work to [...]
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Posted on October 18, 2009 by craigbaird
The familiar image of African elephants moving across the African plains could be a thing of the past in less than two decades. Poaching is decimating the elephant herds and estimates have the entire African elephant species extinct within only 15 years.
Currently, only 600,000 African elephants are left on Earth and they are being killed [...]
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