 Conservation Controversy A major conservation row is developing over proposals for Britain to establish the biggest and most unspoiled marine nature reserve in the world. (02-10-2010) |
| Organizing In Support Of Sea Turtles Founded out of a desire to support research and conservation efforts, SeaTurtle.org now provides a wide range of services and information. (01-12-2010) |
 One Quarter Of Mammals Threatened One in four mammals in danger of disappearing because of habitat loss, hunting and climate change. The findings were presented at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. They are the most detailed study of mammals conducted by the conservation union in more than a decade. (10-06-2008) |
 Sharks Disappearing Some shark populations in the Mediterranean Sea have completely collapsed, according to a new study, with numbers of five species declining by more than 96 percent over the past two centuries. (06-11-2008) |
 An Epidemic Of Extinctions Scientists say the current extinction rate is now up to 10,000 times faster than what has historically been recorded as normal. (05-17-2008) |
 Polar Bears Elevated To Threatened Status While there are about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears now in the Arctic, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey predict two thirds of the world's polar bears will disappear in the next 50 years because of declines in Arctic sea ice. (05-14-2008) |
| Two Hundred Added To Endangered Species List 16,306 species are now endangered, according to the International Union for Nature Conservation. The coral reefs have been added to their list for the first time. The director of the organization says that the drum beat of loss of biodiversity is getting stronger, and that it is necessary to address the crisis of extinction immediately. (09-12-2007) |
 Humans Drive River Dolphin To Extinction In the 1950s the Yangtze river had a population of thousands of freshwater dolphins, but their numbers declined dramatically when China industrialized and transformed the Yangtze into a crowded artery of mass shipping, fishing and power generation. (08-08-2007) |
| Highway To Extinction Global warming has already degraded conditions for many species, coastal areas and poor people. But as the world's average temperature warms the projections get more dire. Add 1 degree centigrade and between 400 million and 1.7 billion extra people can't get enough water. (04-01-2007) |
| Shark Populations Drop Shark populations in the North Atlantic have dropped sharply, plummeting more than half since 1986. (02-01-2007) |
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