Critically Endangered Black Rhinocers Diceros bicornis protected by IUCN's SOS - Save Our Species in Kenya (C) Stratton Hatfield
June Species Profile
Our partners Terre Sauvage magazine feature the Critically Endangered Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and work to help save it from extinction.
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    Gland, Switzerland, 8 June 2017 (IUCN) – Overfishing and the degradation of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Pacific islands are pushing many fish, including food sources like tunas and groupers, towards extinction, according to two regional Red List reports published today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
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  • Indira Lacerna-Widmann receiving her Whitley Award 2017
    Two more IUCN grantees have been recognised for their innovative leadership in protecting threatened species by the Whitley Fund for Nature in 2017.
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    Today is Endangered Species Day, when people across the USA celebrate national conservation efforts to protect the country’s imperilled species and their habitats.
  • Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) feeding in Chukotka, Russia
    With a goal of increasing the population to 300 pairs by 2025, there are already good signs numbers of Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea) are approaching stabilisation.

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