Mammal news
Goal scored for armadillo conservation
It’s official! The Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) is the mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will take place in Brazil.
02 Nov 2012 | Article
Body-snatchers and vampires!
This Halloween, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has dug up some of the spookiest, creepiest species on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
31 Oct 2012 | Article
More highlights from the latest IUCN Red List update
In the most recent update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, there were both new additions and changes to the status of species already listed. Good news included the rediscovery of two…
26 Oct 2012 | Article
Primates in peril – conservationists reveal the world’s 25 most endangered primates
Hyderabad, India - The world’s 25 most endangered primates have been revealed in a new report released today at the UN’s Convention on Biological Diversity COP11. Primates in Peril: The World’s 25…
15 Oct 2012 | International news release
IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group website launched
The IUCN SSC recently re-formed Pangolin Specialist Group has launched a new website devoted to pangolin conservation and research.
19 Sep 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
Gold medalists of the natural world
Running, jumping and diving is on everyone’s mind these days as the London 2012 Olympic Games kick off and the world watches the best human athletes compete. But humans aren’t the only ones that…
27 Jul 2012 | Article
Protecting more than just the cute and cuddly
Continuing our series of Conservation Heroes blogs are Resit Akçakaya, Dr Alexine Keuroghlian and Grahame Webb, whose work focuses on aspects of conservation that are not normally considered to…
24 Jul 2012 | Article
Innovative insurance scheme saves snow leopards
In the rocky Himalayan Mountains of Baltistan, of northern Pakistan, the elusive and beautiful snow leopard (Panthera uncial) is in a battle for survival.
10 Jul 2012 | Article
Pakistan's national animal makes a come-back
The SOS-Save our Species-supported project implemented by IUCN Member the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan, is proud to report a remarkable rebound in the markhor…
07 Jul 2012 | News story
