Reptile 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
Large-scale phylogeny of chameleons suggests African origins and Eocene diversification
New data based on >90% of described chameleon taxa reveals African origin!
02 Apr 2013 | News story
Almost one in five reptiles struggling to survive
Nineteen percent of the world’s reptiles are estimated to be threatened with extinction, states a paper published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in conjunction with experts from the… | French | Spanish | Dutch
15 Feb 2013 | International news release
Year of the Snake
This week, Chinese New Year celebrations mark the beginning of the Year of the Snake and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is celebrating snakes and their importance for…
13 Feb 2013 | Article
Crocodile control in Australia
After two fatal Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)attacks on people in Australia in the last few months, calls have been made to cull the wild population of crocodiles in the Northern Territory.
04 Jan 2013 | Article
Study raises concern over international trade in python skins
Gland, Switzerland, 27 November 2012 – A new study finds that close to half a million python skins are reported as exported annually from South-East Asia. The main importer is the European fashion…
27 Nov 2012 | International news release
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
Grand Cayman Blue Iguana takes step back from extinction
The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) has taken a formal step back from extinction this year. The announcement comes with the latest update to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, which…
20 Oct 2012 | News story
New hope for boas and pythons
"There is so much to do to protect pythons and boas,” says Tomás Waller, Chair of the new IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Group dedicated to these species. Here he talks about their…
01 Oct 2012 | News story
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
