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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: Giant Armadillo
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day, South America with tags Andes Mountains, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Argentina, armadillo trade, armadillos, Brazil, bushmeat, China, CITES, Community, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, deforestation, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, forest loss, French Guiana, Giant Armadillo, Guianas, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, Nature, News, pangolins, Paraguay, poaching, Priodontes maximus, Society, South America, stop poaching, Venezuela, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on September 12, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Giant Armadillo, Priodontes maximus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Social Wrasse
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Belize, Belize tourism, Biodiversity., Central America, coastal development, Community, Conservation, conservation actions, coral reef habitat, coral reefs, critically endangered, critically endangered fish, Culture, Current Events, diving, Education, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, feeding grounds, fish, habitat destruction, habitat loss, Halichoeres socialis, killing, mainland Belize, mangrove fish, mangrove habitat, mangrove wetlands, mangroves, Nature, News, Pelican Cays, poaching, reef fish, social wrasse, Society, spawning grounds, stop poaching, tourism development, tourism industry, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, World Heritage Site, wrasse on September 6, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Social Wrasse, Halichoeres socialis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Crau Plain Grasshopper
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags agriculture, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Biodiversity., bugs, Conservation, Crau Plain Grasshopper, critically endangered, critically endangered insects, Culture, Current Events, Education, Endangered Species, entomology, Environment, Extinction, flightless grasshoppers, France, grasshopper research, grasshoppers, habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, habitat loss, industrial development, insects, killing, La Crau, landscape conversion, Nature, News, poaching, population ecology, Prionotropis hystrix rhodanica, Society, southern France, translocation project, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, [ on September 5, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Crau Plain Grasshopper, Prionotropis hystrix rhodanica, has not yet been evaluated for the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. However, it has a provisional assessment of ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’. Continue reading
IUCN 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: Jamaican Iguana
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags agriculture, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., Community, Conservation, critically endangered, critically endangered reptiles, Current Events, Cyclura collei, Education, endangered iguanas, endangered lizards, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, habitat loss, Hellshire Hills, iguana conservation, iguanas, illegal, introduced predators, introduced species, invasive species, Jamaica, Jamaican Iguana, mongoose, Nature, News, non-native mammalian predators, poaching, recovery programme, repatriation, stop poaching, urban development, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, world's rarest lizards on July 26, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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The Jamaican Iguana, Cyclura collei, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
Bush Warriors Founder, Dori Gurwitz, Remembers the First Burning of Kenya’s Ivory Stockpiles 22 Years Ago
Posted in Africa: Elephants with tags 1989 ivory burn, Africa, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., burning ivory stockpiles, China, CITES, Community, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, Dori Gurwitz, Education, elephant, elephant conservation, Elephant Poaching, Elephants, end illegal ivory trade, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Ivory Trade, Illegal Wildlife Trade, Ivory, ivory poaching, ivory stockpile, Ivory Trade, kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, killing, KWS, Nairobi, Nairobi National Park, Nature, News, poaching, President Moi, Society, stop poaching, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog on July 21, 2011 by Dori G
Bush Warriors Founder, Dori Gurwitz, was only a teenager when he personally witnessed Kenya’s first burning of ivory stockpiles 22 years ago–an experience he will never forget.
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In 1989, African wildlife conservation saw a historical event–one that many people did not think would happen. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) lit aflame a massive ivory stockpile, underscoring their zero tolerance for the illegal ivory trade. No matter what political thoughts people and governments around the world had about Kenya at that time, one thing was very clear: the government was seriously committed to the preservation of its wildlife, at all costs. It got to a point that game wardens were given permission to kill, should they confront a poacher. This zero tolerance policy worked and, despite all of the challenges associated with being a new and developing nation, Kenya rose as a leader in wildlife conservation. The eco-tourism industry exploded!
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IUCN Species of the Day: Cuvier’s Hutia
Posted in IUCN Species of the Day with tags animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Biodiversity., bushmeat, Community, Conservation, crop pest, Current Events, Cuvier's Hutia, deforestation, Dominican Republic, Education, endangered rodents, Endangered Species, endemic species, Environment, Extinction, feral cats, feral dogs, habitat loss, Haiti, Hispaniola, Hispaniolan Hutia, Human-Wildlife Conflict, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, introduced mongooses, introduced predators, introduced species, invasive species, killing, mongooses, Nature, News, Plagiodontia aedium, poaching, rats, stop poaching, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, wildlife persecution on July 18, 2011 by Bush Warriors
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Cuvier’s Hutia, Plagiodontia aedium, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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
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.
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