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Environment 7 years ago

Kenya's Lake Turkana put on World Heritage danger list

A UNESCO panel added Lake Turkana, a conservation hotspot in Kenya and a candidate site for the birthplace of mankind, to the list of endangered World Heritage Sites.

Environment 7 years ago

UNESCO removes Belize reef from endangered World Heritage list

UNESCO removed the Mesoamerican coral reef in Belize from its list of threatened World Heritage Sites on Tuesday, praising the Central American country for its "visionary" steps to protect it.

Environment 7 years ago

Pregnancy of southern white rhino at US zoo could save subspecies

The rhino called Victoria was inseminated in March at the San Diego Zoo and the embryo will continue developing for about 14 months, meaning that the calf would be born in summer 2019.

Environment 7 years ago

Too much sex puts Australia marsupials on endangered list

Two marsupial species whose males die after marathon sex sessions have been put on Australia's endangered list, with scientists warning Tuesday they are racing against the clock to save them.

Environment 7 years ago

Conservation project announced for Javan hawk-eagle

Mining company PT Smelting is collaborating with Taman Safari Indonesia in a conservation project to help conserve the Javan hawk-eagle, a highly endangered and protected species that can only be found in Indonesia.

Environment 7 years ago

Punk, butt-breathing turtle joins unlucky club

Boasting a green, punk hairdo and the unusual ability to breathe through its backside, an Australian turtle has become the latest creature to join the "EDGE of Existence" list of endangered species.

City 8 years ago

Six white lions introduced to Taman Safari on Imlek

Visitors of wildlife park Taman Safari Indonesia (TSI) in Bogor had the opportunity to observe six white lions brought in from Canada at the end of January.

Books 8 years ago

Photographer captures human face of endangered species

A new book by British photographer Tim Flach documents some of Earth's most treasured species pushed to the brink of extinction by manmade crises, from pangolins hunted for their scales to Brazil's pied tamarin threatened by urbanisation.

National 9 years ago

Conservationists call for immediate protection of owa Jawa

Activists are calling for tougher efforts to conserve the silver gibbon, locally known as owa Jawa, as its population is getting close to extinction because of damaged natural habitats and ongoing excessive wildlife hunting of the species endemic to Java Island.