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The Aquatic Tenre, Limnogale mergulus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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IUCN Species of the Day: Aquatic Tenrec
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags agricultural expansion, Andringitra National Park, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, aquatic habitat, Aquatic Tenrec, Biodiversity., Conservation, Current Events, deforestation, Education, Endangered Species, endemic species, endemic to Madagascar, Environment, erosion, Extinction, fish trap bycatch, fish traps, forest catchments, forest fragmentation, forest loss, forested catchments, forests, highlands, humid forests, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, jellyfish, killing, Limnogale mergulus, Madagascar, Nature, nocturnal mammals, poaching, prevention of erosion, protected areas, protected areas network, Ranomafana National Park, riparian zones, riverine habitat, semi-aquatic mammal, siltation, soil erosion, stop poaching, tenrec, vegetated riparian zones, vulnerable, vulnerable to extinction, web-footed tenrec, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on August 26, 2011 by Bush WarriorsIUCN Species of the Day: Asian Elephant
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Asia, Asian Elephants, CITES, Conservation, crop damage, crop raiding, Current Events, deforestation, Education, elephant, Elephant Corridors, elephant crop damage, Elephants, Elephas maxmius, Endangered Species, Environment, Ethics, Extinction, habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, human-elephant conflict, Human-Wildlife Conflict, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Ivory Trade, India, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Ivory, Ivory Trade, Nature, poaching, stop poaching, Tusks, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation blog on July 20, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It is found in isolated populations in 13 tropical Asian countries. The Asian Elephant is smaller than its African savannah relative; the ears are smaller and the back is more rounded.
IUCN 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
