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The Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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IUCN Species of the Day: Atlantic Sturgeon
Posted in Europe, IUCN Species of the Day, Oceans with tags Acipenser sturio, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Atlantic Sturgeon, Biodiversity., captive breeding programme, caviar, channelization, CITES, Conservation, critically endangered, critically endangered fish, Current Events, Development, Dordogne Basin, Education, endangered fish, Endangered Species, Environment, erosion, Europe, European coastline, European fish, Extinction, fish, France, Garonne Basin, Gironde, Gironde basin, habitat degradation, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal fishing, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, natal rivers, Nature, News, overfishing, overharvesting, poaching, pollution, river bank erosion, river channelization, river development, river systems, riverine habitat, sedimentation, silt, Society, spawning grounds, stop poaching, sturgeon caviar, sturgeon nursery haitat, sturgeon spawning grounds, sturgeons, vulnerable to overfishing, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, world's most threatened animal group on September 15, 2011 by Bush WarriorsIUCN Species of the Day: Cave Catfish
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags Africa, Aigamas Cave, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, aquarium trade, arid, Biodiversity., catfish, cave animals, Cave Catfish, cave fish, cave habitat, cave pools, caves, CITES, Clarias cavernicola, Community, Conservation, critically endangered, critically endangered fish, Culture, Current Events, desert, Drought, Education, endangered fish, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, Namibia, Nature, News, poaching, Society, southern Africa, stop poaching, Sustainability, unsustainable water use, water extraction, water supply, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on July 28, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Cave Catfish, Clarias cavernicola,, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Oreochromis karonga
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags Africa, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., captive breeding, chambo, chambo fish, chambos, CITES, Community, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, diet, Education, endangered fish, endangered freshwater fish, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, freshwater fish, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, Lake Malawi, loose shoals, Malawi, mouthbrooder, Nature, Oregochromis karonga, over-fishing, over-harvesting, overfishing, poaching, stop poaching, subsistence hunting, susbsistence fishing, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on July 25, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Oreochromis karongae, Oreochromis karongae is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
