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Tag: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Tag Archives: International Union for Conservation of Nature

07Mar/17

Most primate species at risk of extinction, says report

March 7, 2017EnvironmentBiology, Demography, DURHAM, Endangered species, Environment, Environmental conservation, Extinction, Holocene extinction, Human impact on the environment, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Jim Drury, JO SETCHELL, Natural environment, Nature, Primate, Primatologists, Primatology, United Kingdomsmbale

Some of the world’s leading primatologists have warned that more than half of the world’s primate species are at risk of extinction, due to increasing anthropogenic pressures on their habitats. Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

08Dec/16

Giraffes suffer silent extinction in Africa, report

December 8, 2016EnvironmentBiology, Conservation biology, Environment, Extinction, Fauna of Africa, Giraffe, Giraffes, Hunting, International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN Red List, Kenya, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Masai giraffe, Nairobi, Natural environment, Nature, Northern giraffe, Organisms, Poachingsmbale

Giraffes suffer a “silent extinction” caused by illegal hunting and expansion of farmland in Africa according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature latest report.

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