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Tag archive: endangered species

Marine protected areas and marine spatial planning for the benefit of marine mammals

Dr Peter GH Evans | 25 Oct 2018

The world’s oceans that make up more than 70% of the earth’s surface face a wide range of human pressures. This applies particularly to the coastal zone, where marine mammal communities in almost 50% of the world’s coastal waters are considered at high-risk.…


Critically Endangered Sumatran Tigers On Path To Recovery In An ‘In Danger’ UNESCO World Heritage Site

Wulan Pusparini | 24 Oct 2017

A new scientific publication from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park Authority looks at the effectiveness of the park’s protection zone and finds that the density of Sumatran tigers has increased despite the continued threat of living in an ‘In Danger’ World Heritage Site.…


Uncovering the status of the Arabian tahr, an icon of the Hajar Mountains of Oman and the UAE

Steven Ross | 23 Aug 2017

Species distribution models are a method used by conservationists to make inferences from limited data sets, in a format that can facilitate conservation management across landscapes. They are particularly suitable for filling gaps in knowledge of scarce populations and those inhabiting inaccessible terrain. The Arabian tahr is one such species. Inhabiting the precipitous cliffs of north eastern Arabia, the species is rarely seen and poorly known.


Using habitat connectivity models to save endangered species: a case study for the San Martin titi monkey, in northern Peru

Danica Schaffer-Smith | 31 Mar 2017

The latest EC Perspectives paper from Environmental Conservation is entitled ‘Rapid conservation assessment for endangered species using habitat connectivity models‘ by Danica Schaffer-Smith, Jennifer J.…


Farming: A potential threat to the endangered Chinese giant salamander

Nicola Manomaiudom | 12 Mar 2015

New research, led by international conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL), published in Oryx shows that Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) farms risk the extinction of wild salamander populations instead of supporting their conservation.…


Over 28,000 endangered Lemurs are illegally kept as pets in Madagascar…

Kim Reuter | 5 Jan 2015

An estimated 28,000 lemurs, the world’s most endangered primates, have been illegally kept as pets in urban areas of Madagascar over the past three years, possibly threatening conservation efforts and hastening the extinction of some of lemur species, according to a study by Temple University researchers.…


New study raises alarm over bear bile farming in Lao PDR

Elizabeth John | 7 Nov 2014

The number of bears in farms supplying the widespread and expanding bile extraction industry in Lao PDR has tripled in recent years, with strong evidence the animals are illegally sourced from the wild, a new study published in Oryx finds.…


ORYX study indicates large raptors in Africa used for bushmeat

Robin Whytock | 4 Aug 2014

Bushmeat, the use of native animal species for food or commercial food sale, has been heavily documented to be a significant factor in the decline of many species of primates and other mammals.…


Large carnivores bounce back from near extinction in Manas, north-east India

Helen Appleyard | 30 Jul 2013

The population of large carnivores in Manas, north-east India is bouncing back from near extinction, a recent study has found. The study published by Cambridge University Press in the journal Oryx reveals that both clouded and common leopards are recovering well after a decade of conflict in the region.…


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