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The Hirola, Beatragus hunteri, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM. Continue reading
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IUCN Species of the Day: Hirola
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags Africa, agriculture, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Beatragus hunteri, Biodiversity., CITES, Community, competition with cattle, Conservation, critically endangered, Culture, Current Events, Drought, ecotourism, Education, Endangered Species, endangered ungulates, Environment, Extinction, habitat loss, hirola, hirola conservation, Hirola Management Committee, Hirola Strategic Management Plan, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, killing, livestock competition, livestock disease, Nature, poaching, protected areas, Society, somalia, stop poaching, Tsavo National Park, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, wildlife disease on July 12, 2011 by Bush WarriorsIUCN Species of the Day: Central American River Turtle
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Belize, Biodiversity., Central America, Central American River Turtle, CITES, Community, Conservation, critically endangered, critically endangered turtle, Culture, Current Events, Dermatemys mawii, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, festivals, flooding, freshwater turtles, Guatemala, habitat loss, human consumption, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, killing, lagoons, Mexico, Nature, nesting females, News, overexploitation, poaching, rivers, stop poaching, turtle poaching, turtles, wetlands, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on July 7, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Central American River Turtle, Dermatemys mawii, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Continue reading
Feathered Extinction: Habitat Loss and Illegal Trade Threaten Doom for Africa’s Parrots, World Parrot Trust Africa to the Rescue!
Posted in Biodiversity, Birds with tags Africa, African Grey Parrots, African Greys, African parrots, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., birdkeepers, Bush Warriors, Cameroon, Cape Parrot Project, charcoal production, China, CITES, Community, Congo, Conservation, Current Events, deforestation, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, exotic bird trade, exotic birds, Extinction, forest habitat, forests, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, illegal trade, Illegal Wildlife Trade, land conversion, land use conversion, logging, Nature, News, parrots, poaching, Senegal Parrot, Senegal Parrots, South Africa, stop poaching, wild birds, wild-caught bird trade, wildfire, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, World Parrot Trust, World Parrot Trust- Africa on July 4, 2011 by drsteveboyesOriginally featured on 17 December, 2011.
Parrots have the largest number of threatened species of all bird families. Over 100 of the 332 known parrot species are threatened with extinction in the wild, and the declines of about 78 of these are being fueled by habitat loss and fragmentation. Roughly 39 are heavily pressured by capture and nest poaching for the wild-caught bird trade.
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Cavity-nesting forest specialists, like our African parrots, are particularly sensitive to forest degradation due to their reliance on large hardwood trees for sustenance and nesting opportunities. Deforestation rates in Africa are the second highest world, claiming over four million hectares of forest cover every year. Logging, wildfire, tree felling for use as fuel, the booming charcoal production industry, civil unrest, and conversion of land for agriculture and expansion of the human population are the primary forces driving the rampant destruction of critical African parrot habitat.
IUCN Species of the Day: Cainarachi Poison Frog
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags agriculture, Ameerega cainarachi, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., Cainarachi Poison Frog, Cainarachi Valley, coffee, coffee plantations, Community, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, deforestation, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, firewood collection, forest conversion, habitat destruction, habitat encroachment, habitat loss, habitat management, Huallaga Canyon, human overpopulation, illegal, illegal hunting, killing, livestock grazy, logging, Nature, Peru, poaching, poison dart frogs, protected reserves, San Martin Department, Society, stop poaching, vulnerable to extinction, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on July 1, 2011 by Bush Warriors
Photo credit: Kah-Heinz Jungfer
The Cainarachi Poison Frog, Ameerega cainarachi, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This small poison frog is found only in the Cainarachi Valley in the northern part of San Martin Department, Peru, where it is most common in the Huallaga Canyon, between elevations of 250 and 750 metres.
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IUCN Species of the Day: Pinta Island Tortoise
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., captive breeding programme, Charles Darwin Research Station, Chelonoidis (nigra) abingdonii, CITES, Community, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, Education, endangered reptiles, Endangered Species, Environment, extinct in the wild, Extinction, Galapagos Islands, Galapagos tortoises, genetic screening, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Isabela Island, killing, Lonesome George, Nature, News, overhunting, Pinta Island Tortoise, poaching, reptiles, settlers, slective back-crossing, Society, stop poaching, whalers, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on June 30, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Pinta Island Tortoise, Chelonoidis (nigra) abingdonii, is listed as ‘EXTINCT IN THE WILD’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. While there is some scientific disagreement as to whether the various Galapagos tortoises represent separate species or subspecies, all agree that Lonesome George is the last surviving individual of his kind.
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Organization of the Day: Bonobo Conservation Initiative
Posted in Organization of The Day with tags Africa, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, apes, Biodiversity., Bonobo Conservation Initiative, Bonobo Peace Forest Project, bonobos, bushmeat, Community, Congo, Conservation, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, illegal pet trade, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve, Nature, poaching, Primates, stop poaching, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on June 14, 2011 by Bush Warriors
Due to the hostile nature of Congo’s war-ravaged lands, the number of remaining Bonobos apes is one that is hard to pinpoint, and as a result there is no true approximation of their population size today. We are aware of one major fact, however. These creatures are endangered and their numbers are only decreasing. Multiple threats face the bonobos. Their main habitat exists within only one country: the Democratic Republic of Congo. The wars that have faced this area have directly affected the bonobos, through bushmeat trade and the destruction of their natural habitat.
Organization of the Day: Bear Research and Conservation Nepal
Posted in Organization of The Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Asiatic Black Bear, bear bile farming, Bear Research and Conservation Nepal, bears, Community, Conservation, crop raiding, Culture, Economics, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, grassroots conservation, habitat loss, Himalayas, Human-Wildlife Conflict, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Nature, Nepal, poaching, stop poaching, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on June 2, 2011 by Bush WarriorsAsiatic Black Bears are considered ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN, and are suffering a rapid decline largely due to habitat loss, illegal trade in bile and paws, and conflict with humans. These bears are known to invade and consume farmers’ crops, especially that of corn, and can cause significant income loss in the process. This has resulted in a negative view of these animals and a lack of conservation in its range. Quality research and effective conservation efforts are needed to ensure their future.
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Biologists and researchers concerned with the plight of these predatory mammals, and other wildlife living in Nepal, have come together to form a small, grassroots organization known as Bear Research and Conservation Nepal (BRCN). Continue reading
Tattoo of the Day
Posted in Tattoo of the Day with tags Africa, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, animal tattoos, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, ArchAngel Custom Tattoo, Biodiversity., Bush Warriors Inked Nation for Conservation, Bush Warriors Tattoo of the Day, bushmeat, Conservation, Current Events, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, Nature, poaching, quagga, South Africa, stop poaching, tattoos, Tony Sklepic, wild animal tattoos, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, wildlife tattoos, zebra poaching, zebra skins, zebra tattoo, Zebras on June 1, 2011 by Bush Warriors
Tattoo by Tony Sklepic.
While most know that zebras’ stripes serve as camouflage for protection from predators (when grouped together, their stripes make it hard for a predator to see just a single individual), there remains the conundrum of: Is it a black coat with white stripes, or a white coat with black stripes? Continue reading
Meet Alison Jones, iLCP Photographer of the Month
Posted in iLCP: Bringin Conservation Into Focus with tags Africa, African wildlife, alison jones, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., Conservation, conservation photography, Culture, Current Events, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, freshwater, freshwater resources, habitat loss, iLCP, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, International League of Conservation Photographers, killing, Mara Conservancy, Nature, nature photography, News, Photography, poaching, stop poaching, water, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, wildlife photography on May 31, 2011 by ilcpcommunications
Alison Jones is the International League of Conservation Photographers’s (iLCP) ‘Photographer of the Month’!
EIA Warns Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of Tiger Vow ‘Mockery’
Posted in Asia: Tigers with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., captive-bred tigers, China, China STATE Forestry Administration, Chinese Premier, Chinese Prime Minister, CITES, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, Debbie Banks, Education, EIA, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Investigation Agency, Extinction, Global Tiger Forum, Global Tiger Recovery Plan, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, illegal tiger trade, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, Nature, New Delhi, News, poaching, Politics, Russia, Society, St. Petersburg, stop poaching, tiger bone wine, tiger bones, tiger conservation, tiger farming, tiger farms, tiger poaching, tiger range countries, tiger skin registration scheme, tiger skins, tiger trade, Tigers, Wen Jiabao, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on May 19, 2011 by Bush WarriorsPRESS RELEASE: CHINA PREMIER WARNED OF TIGER VOW ‘MOCKERY’
EIA’s personal letter highlights gap between promises and actions
The Environmental Investigation Agency has written a personal letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to warn him that significant failings within a key state department in China are making a mockery of his pledge to “vigorously combat poaching, trade and smuggling of tiger products”.
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