Endangered species
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Conservationist Richard Bonham’s 40-year campaign to protect Africa’s wildlife has led him from Kenya’s savannah to trinket shops in Hong Kong. To stop the slaughter, he says, action must be taken at both ends of the supply chain
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Janaki Lenin: Scared residents of Talawade in Karnataka are calling for forest officials to recapture a tiger, suspected of killing a woman and chasing vehicles, that has been released into a wildlife reserve near their village
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Eradication effort to protect the island’s wildlife from millions of invasive rats, which will feed on the brains of live seabird chicks, starts in 2015
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Numbers of Gilbert’s potoroo – the world’s rarest marsupial – triple in the 20 years since species was rediscovered in Western Australia
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Urgent action required to save white-throated snapping turtle amid fears that loss of eggs and hatchlings is crippling the population, says Queensland researcher
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Zoo relies on public donations after retailer, whose Christmas ad is about boy seeking friend for his lonely penguin, disappoints
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Record haul of over 1,000 endangered sea turtles, all dead, were bound for illegal export to China
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Biggest ever survey in 16 countries finds adverts for live tigers, orangutans and chimps – plus a ‘toilet-trained’ gorilla
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Conservationists thrilled after threatened marsupial seen in Kimberley region for the first time in a decade
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Light punishment of Norfolk buzzard poisoner will not dissuade offenders, says head of EU environmental crimes unit
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George Monbiot: The Nature and Wellbeing Act could do for the natural world what the Climate Change Act did for curbing emissions – provide a crucial safeguard against attacks by industries and corporate politicians on environmental regulations
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A video made by attaching a GoPro camera to an eagle shows recognisable London sights from a bird's eye view
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Street artist Louis Masaai’s London murals, including a hedgehog, stag beetle and house sparrow, highlight species loss within the UK. The campaign, in conjunction with charity Synchronicity Earth, marks the IUCN Red List’s 50th anniversary this year
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Striking images of the critically endangered black rhino and Asiatic cheetah are among the winning images of the BBC’s 2014 camera-trap wildlife photography competition
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Bibi van der Zee: Progress on wildlife poaching is slow because there is little public pressure. Let’s hope Interpol’s ‘most wanted’ eco criminals list will help
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Tori Herridge: Instead of the romantic idea of bringing an ice age animal back to life, shouldn’t we put our best efforts into saving endangered elephants?
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Government backdown means Indian owners won’t be required to replace razed critically endangered habitat until two years into the project
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Malaysian snail among hundreds of species to become extinct as a result of fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources
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Now in its 50th year, the IUCN red list assesses 76,199 species around the world - of which 22,413 are threatened. The 15 species here are either new additions or have changed status this year. They include Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish and an Australian butterfly that are all threatened with extinction, and the world’s biggest earwig that is now extinct
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Guardian Australia: Report says invasive species, tourism, poaching, dams and logging most pressing threats but climate change may eclipse all
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Supporters of the proposed Great Forest national park say the entire central highlands’ ecosystem, the fate of the emblematic Leadbeater’s possum and the economic future of struggling towns are at stake as the state election approaches
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Convention on Migratory Species meeting in Ecuador adds listings for Cuvier’s beaked-whale, and 21 shark, ray and sawfish
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Paula Kahumbu: An encounter with a wounded tusker reminds me that saving elephants is the only true measure of success of our campaigns
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Guardian Australia: ANU researchers have found at least a 92% chance Victoria central highlands ecosystem will collapse within 50 years
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Widespread hunting and facial tumour disease not primary reason for low genetic diversity and historic population slumps
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New $750,000 strategy part of fight to save widllife from threat of fire, weeds and feral animals
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Some rarer birds have grown in number over last 30 years due to conservation efforts while some well known species have fallen
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Epidemic threatening protected UK native species may have spread from Asia to Europe through the exotic pets trade
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A sneak peek into the Gombe national park in Tanzania reveals thick forest, tall waterfalls and chimps in treetops feasting on flies
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Footage shows chimpanzees returning from their raids with a bounty of maize
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Janaki Lenin: The 3,000MW Dibang dam, rejected twice as it would submerge vast tracts of biologically rich forests, is to get environmental clearance – but huge local opposition could stall the project
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New Mexico zoo increases security and offers $5,000 reward for information on death of endangered marsupial named Jaspar
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Fears grow for future of northern white rhino species after loss of 34-year-old Suni, one of last two breeding males in the world
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Environment minister reveals masterplan that involves tackling feral cats thought to kill 75m birds and mammals a day
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Guardian Environment Network Scientists plan to go in search of the world’s rarest chameleon