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Tag: IUCN

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java
Conservation

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

With so many of the world’s charismatic tropical animals fighting for conservation dollars, it’s easy for a small primate…

Priced at a Song, IUCN Projects Make Big Gains in Conservation of Goitered Gazelles
ArchivesConservation

Priced at a Song, IUCN Projects Make Big Gains in Conservation of Goitered Gazelles

April 25, 2023June 29, 2023

In a recently-compiled report for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation organization…

Critically Endangered Lemurs Experience Slight Recovery in 2021, But Forest Loss Continues
ArchivesConservation

Critically Endangered Lemurs Experience Slight Recovery in 2021, But Forest Loss Continues

January 12, 2022August 12, 2023

Conservation efforts in Madagascar’s forests have led to a small rise in the numbers of two Critically-Endangered lemurs. Hailed…

Wild Tigers Continue to Recover in South Asia Through No Holds Barred Approach
Conservation

Wild Tigers Continue to Recover in South Asia Through No Holds Barred Approach

July 30, 2021

PICTURED: A Bengal tiger in the wild. PC: Rohit Varma. CC 4.0. Story at a glance… The tiger home…

World Achieves 17% of Land Conserved but Must Improve Quality—IUCN
Conservation

World Achieves 17% of Land Conserved but Must Improve Quality—IUCN

June 23, 2021

Story at a glance… 17% of land and fresh water has been protected in some way by the world…

Unlike Humans Lions and Snow Leopards Had a Good Year
Conservation

Unlike Humans Lions and Snow Leopards Had a Good Year

January 8, 2021

PICTURED: A rare camera trapped moment of a snow leopard after a successful hunt. Photo credit: Snow Leopard Trust.…

Wildlife Disease Management Could be Key to Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19-like Viruses
Environment

Wildlife Disease Management Could be Key to Preventing Outbreaks of COVID-19-like Viruses

June 19, 2020

PICTURED: Two men in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary move their livestock across tiger habitat. Across the EU and US citizens…

2019’s Conservation Success Stories by IUCN
Conservation

2019’s Conservation Success Stories by IUCN

December 23, 2019

Monday, December 23rd, 2019. “A year of incredible species action” raves the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.…

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast
Conservation

Fishermen Working To Achieve IUCN Green List Standards See The Seal Population Recover Off Lima Coast

November 6, 2019

LIMA, Peru. November, 2019. Lima Peru is the site of a remarkable revival of marine wildlife. Off the coast…

IUCN Red List Passes 100,000 Species Assessed
Conservation

IUCN Red List Passes 100,000 Species Assessed

July 23, 2019

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List has broken through the 100,000 species barrier; it…

How Conservationists Take Advantage Of Public Perception To Save More Than Just Tigers And Pandas
Conservation

How Conservationists Take Advantage Of Public Perception To Save More Than Just Tigers And Pandas

June 2, 2019

We live in the Anthropocene, the era of humans. Unsurprisingly, most public dollars go towards the benefit and advancement…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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