It was a lucky escape for the Mediterranean Monk seal (Monachus monachus). The pirogue was illegally fishing with purse seine nets inside the Costa de las Focas reserve, Mauritania - right beside an adult male.
It may be every wildlife conservationist’s worst fear – the apparent absence of a species in its key habitat. But it is always worth double-checking to confirm if that fear was well-founded or not.
A key challenge in global conservation is optimising and measuring return on effort. For example, has the predator proof fence been built to standard? Generally speaking, have the funds been put to best use to help achieve meaningful impacts?
With the recent approval of a further 20 lemur conservation projects, IUCN’s SOS is delighted to announce the SOS Lemurs initiative which started in late 2015 has now grown to 30 projects in total.
All projects are informed by the Lemur...
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...
“Oh Koto malama anie eo e…” (Be careful, Koto, the road is slippery)! It is a rainy day in Mandrivany village in South Eastern Madagascar as the two children gamboling along the road ahead Caroline Rojotahina mimic characters, Bao and Koto from the...
Today is Endangered Species Day, when people across the USA celebrate national conservation efforts to protect the country’s imperilled species and their habitats.
