Species
Sir Peter Scott Award Presented to Dr Russ Mittermeier
Holly Dublin, Chair of the SSC, presented Dr Russell Mittermeier with the Sir Peter Scott Award for Conservation Merit at the recent meeting of the SSC Specialist Group Chairs in Al Ain, UAE.
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18 Feb 2008 | News story
Winners of the Golden Ark Award 2008 announced
Patricia Medici, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group (TSG) and Charudutt Mishra, a member of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group are two of the three winners to be awarded the Golden Ark Award in 2008. …
04 Feb 2008 | News story
To Bee, or Not to Bee…
The plight of pollinators is causing worldwide concern. Not only are population numbers of many formerly abundant species dwindling, some species are disappearing altogether. …
31 Jan 2008 | News story
Discovery: First New Species Of Giant Elephant-Shrew In 126 Years
Dr. Galen Rathbun, Chair of the IUCN/SSC Afrotheria Specialist Group, and a team of collaborators confirmed the existence of a new species, Rhynochocyon udzungwensis, a type of giant elephant shrew, or sengi, in the mountains of Tanzania. …
31 Jan 2008 | News story
Global Experts Meet to Assess Species' Vulnerability to Climate Change
A four-day Species Vulnerability Traits workshop was hosted jointly by Imperial College London, IUCN Species Programme and IUCN Species Survival Commission (hereafter referred to jointly as IUCN) and the Zoological Society of London. …
05 Dec 2007 | News story
Amphibian Crisis, Amphibian Ark and the 2008 Year of the Frog Campaign
Earth is facing its largest mass extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. From one-third to one-half of the planet’s 6,000 amphibian species – frogs and toads, salamanders and newts, and caecilians, which have thrived for 360 million years – are in danger of extinction. …
17 Oct 2007 | News story
More species threatened - 2007 IUCN Red List
The 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is today being released, updating global understanding of the conservation status of the world’s plants and animals. There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List and the number of species threatened with extinction has risen by 188 since last year. …
11 Sep 2007 | News story
New Handbook of European Freshwater Fish
A new book 'Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes' by Maurice Kottelat and Jörg Freyhof has been compiled with the strong support of the Freshwater Biodiversity Unit of the Species Programme. …
05 Sep 2007 | News story
2007 Behler Turtle Conservation Award Announced
The IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and IUCN Turtle Survival Alliance in 2006 established the John Behler Turtle Conservation Award, a major annual award to honor leadership and excellence in the field of turtle and tortoise conservation. …
08 Aug 2007 | News story
