Species
Amphibian Global Action Team needed to avert an extinction catastrophe
The formation of an Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA), to coordinate global conservation plans for amphibians in the face of a massive extinction catastrophe has been called for by a group of the world’s foremost amphibian experts, in the latest edition of the journal Science. …
01 Sep 2006 | News story
The Behler Award for Freshwater Turtle Conservation
Dr Edward O. Moll, a life-long turtle researcher and conservationist, is the first recipient of the Behler Award, a new and major annual award jointly presented by the IUCN Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, to honour leadership and excellence in the field of turtle and tortoise conservation. …
31 Aug 2006 | News story
A tribute to Rod East - One of SSC's greatest antelope conservationists
Considered by many to have made the highest quality voluntary contribution to the work of the Species Survival Commission of anyone over the past 20 years, Rod East’s recent passing is a particularly poignant loss to the Commission and the wider conservation community. …
25 Aug 2006 | News story
Fencing Spells Disaster for the Last of China's Przewalski's Gazelles
China’s only endemic antelope, the Przewalski’s gazelle Procapra przewalskii, is in imminent peril as less than 300 animals remain... …
24 Jul 2006 | News story
SSC Playing a Key Role in the Conservation of a Coral Reef Giant
The IUCN Groupers & Wrasses Specialist Group is playing a central role in the development of a sustainable management plan for the Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus fishery. …
14 Jul 2006 | News story
Mixed fortunes for Africa’s rhinos
New surveys depict extremely grim future for two of Africa's six rhino sub-species: the West African black and the northern white, while overall continental black rhino and southern white rhino are recovering.. …
07 Jul 2006 | News story
Lape Forever - The sustainable use of Melanesian megapode eggs
This article, by Ross Sinclair of the SSC Megapode Specialist Group first appeared in issue 37 of Species, the SSC newsletter. …
30 Jun 2006 | News story
Species Survival Commission Conservation Awards for 2006
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is an exceptional network of experts who make their time and considerable talents available through more than 100 Specialist Groups and Task Forces. …
19 Jun 2006 | News story
Weeding an entire island to protect a globally important coastal ebony forest
The beautiful Mauritian island of Ile aux Aigrettes is only 26ha and lies just 850m offshore. Its proximity to shore leaves it particularly vulnerable to invasive plant species that threaten its coastal ebony forest, the last remnants of which are found on Ile aux Aigrettes. …
07 Jun 2006 | News story
Bowhead whale population re-surfaces in the Arctic
Scientists recently spotted several bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) near Svalbard where they have only been spotted a few times in the last several decades. …
16 May 2006 | News story
