Invertebrate News
EU countries must do more to protect biodiversity
European Union countries should step up their conservation efforts and fully implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 to prevent species from going extinct, according to a recent analysis of… | French | Spanish
02 May 2013 | News story
Endemic Island Grasshoppers highly threatened
During the 2012 IUCN Red List updates, IUCNRed List assessments of all endemic grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets (Orthoptera) of the Canary Islands and the Seychelles have been published.…
08 Apr 2013 | Article
Rediscovery of two rare mantid species in Morocco
A team of Italian and Moroccan scientists has recently rediscovered two mantid species, which have not been recorded for 60 years.
28 Feb 2013 | Article
Secrets of world’s richest marine area revealed
A new study finds that sea surface temperature, as well as the size and variety of habitats are the main factors responsible for the proliferation of marine life in the Coral Triangle – the most… | Chinese
21 Feb 2013 | International news release
Pangolin takes top spot
Early in 2012, The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ Facebook page was launched. Featuring a new Amazing Species every week and sharing the latest IUCN Red List news, the page is a new way for…
19 Dec 2012 | Article
IUCN and Microsoft form unique partnership to tackle species extinction
Microsoft and IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, jointly announced today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in South Korea, the formation of a new partnership to… | French | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | International news release
Spineless creatures that rule the world
One-fifth of the world’s invertebrates may be threatened with extinction according to ‘Spineless,’ a report published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), in conjunction with IUCN…
31 Aug 2012 | Media advisory
Securing the web of life
The source of our food, medicines and clean water, as well the livelihoods of millions of people may be at risk with the rapid decline of the world’s animal, plant and fungispecies. The latest update… | French | Spanish | Portuguese
19 Jun 2012 | International news release
New Re-introduction Case Studies Published
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2011, is the third book in a series of case study publications from the IUCN SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group (RSG). Covering 24 different countries and a…
10 Feb 2012 | News story
New IUCN Red List map browser: visualize and explore
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ website has a brand new feature designed to facilitate the exploration and visualization of species distribution ranges.
11 Jan 2012 | News story
