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New woes for Aceh as floods kill 90, force 300,000 to flee
by Adek Berry Yahoo News 26 Dec 06

More than 360 new species discovered on Borneo since 1994: WWF Yahoo News 19 Dec 06

One in five species of livestock endangered: FAO
Yahoo News 15 Dec 06

150 elephants to be moved to Taman Negara
By R.S.N. Murali wildasia.net 7 Dec 06

Rhino poaching activities in Lampung significantly drops
Antara 13 Dec 06

Indonesian villagers call for action against marauding elephants Yahoo News 30 Nov 06

Global warming said killing some species
By Seth Borenstein Yahoo News 21 Nov 06

Migratory Animals Most at Risk from Warming - UN
Story by Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 17 Nov 06

Global Warming Could Wipe out Most Birds -- WWF
Story by Daniel Wallis PlanetArk 14 Nov 06

Cambodia moves to save rare grassland bird
Yahoo News 9 Nov 06

Nepal's rhinos threatened by resurgent poaching
By Gopal Sharma Yahoo News 3 Nov 06

WWF discovers new species of orchids in Papua New Guinea WWF 16 Oct 06

Tissue Manufacturers Get Poor Environmental Marks
PlanetArk 12 Oct 06

Groups find colorful bird in Colombia
By Lauren Dake, Associated Press Yahoo News 10 Oct 06

Tropics are cradle, museum of life: study
Yahoo News 6 Oct 06


Stop Crocodile Hunts, Say Malaysian Wildlife Groups
PlanetArk 5 Oct 06

Conservation group warns koalas face extinction
Yahoo News 26 Sep 06

Two New Wildlife Parks Created in Congo
John Roach National Geographic 25 Sep 06

World's third highest mountain turned over to local communities in Nepal WWF 22 Sep 06

Rare species ending up in Indian school labs
Times of India 22 Sep 06

China panda "tracking" tours court controversy
Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Turf wars escalate between people, elephants in India northeast Yahoo News 22 Sep 06

Rhino poachers released in Nepal
WWF 20 Sep 06

Wild Bees Make Honeybees Better Pollinators
EurekAlert 20 Sep 06

Animal-Rich Limestone Towers Face Rocky Future in Asia
James Owen National Geographic 12 Sep 06

Conflict threatens rare Asian mountain sheep, experts say
by Jeemon Jacob Yahoo News 16 Sep 06

A quarter of the Mediterranean’s amphibians are threatened with extinction IUCN 14 Sep 06

Birth control for India elephants
By Subir Bhaumik BBC 15 Sep 06

Habitat encroachment leading to tiger-human deaths in Sumatra Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Amateur twitcher finds new bird species in India
by Elizabeth Roche Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Sumatran rhino seen in Borneo jungles
Yahoo News 8 Sep 06

Elephants and villagers battle in jungles of Bangladesh
By Nizam Ahmed Yahoo News 4 Sep 06

Baby boom for world’s rarest rhino species
WWF 1 Sep 06

New Chinese law aimed at curbing tiger trade
WWF 1 Sep 06

Seals killed 'to protect fishing'
Townsville Bulletin News.com.au 1 Sep 06

Birds die for decorating drums in India
By Bappa Majumdar Yahoo News 1 Sep 06

Butterflies in W. Irian Jaya endangered
Antara 1 Sep 06

Thailand halts 'elephant swap' with China
Yahoo News 30 Aug 06

Poachers Kill 100 Elephants in Chad - Survey
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 31 Aug 06

Saved from extinction: conservationists hail recovery of 16 threatened bird species
By Maxine Frith The Independent 28 Aug 06

Black rhino numbers on the rise in Kenya
WWF 25 Aug 06

Venomous Fish Outnumber Snakes
Robert Roy Britt Yahoo News 22 Aug 06

Loss of just one species makes big difference in freshwater ecosystem, study finds Dartmouth College Office of Public Affairs Darmouth News 18 Aug 06

Continued efforts for the conservation of small carnivores in Vietnam
BirdLife International--Vietnam Programme IUCN 28 Jul 06

Snake harvest threatens Cambodian lake
By Denis D. Gray, Associated Press Yahoo News 19 Aug 06

Illegal wildlife trade takes heavy toll in Vietnam
by Frank Zeller Yahoo News 14 Aug 06

China Delays Animal Hunt Licence Auction
PlanetArk 14 Aug 06

Climate change seen pushing plants to the brink
By Jeremy Lovell Yahoo News 12 Sep 06

Colombia's big-butt ants entice gourmets
By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Yahoo News 12 Aug 06

China to Let Tourists Hunt Endangered Species - Paper
PlanetArk 10 Aug 06

Tags record epic bird migration
BBC 8 Aug 06

Wild Boar Roam Britain Once More
Story by Kate Kelland PlanetArk 8 Aug 06

Venom protein may lead to brain cancer cure
Yahoo News 31 Jul 06

Geckos inspire 'super-adhesive'
BBC 26 Jul 06

Scientists Want Global Body to Conserve Biodiversity
Story by Patricia Reaney PlanetArk 20 Jul 06

Direct link established between tropical tree and insect diversity EurekAlert 18 Jul 06

Amphibian Global Action Team needed to avert an extinction catastrophe IUCN 13 Jul 06

Finches on Galapagos Islands evolving
By Randoph E Schmid, AP Science Writer
Yahoo News 13 Jul 06


Study shows that parasites form the thread of food webs
University of California - Santa Barbara EurekAlert 12 Jul 06

Endangered cuckoo spotted in Indonesia
Yahoo News 10 Jul 06

Survey suggests black rhinos of west Africa extinct
By Ed Stoddard Reuters Yahoo News 7 Jul 06

Alien Species Invading Antarctica, Experts Warn
John Roach National Geographic 6 Jul 06

Major initiative proposed to address amphibian crisis
Oregon State University EurekAlert 6 Jul 06

African Grey Parrots "Under Threat From Pet Trade"
PlanetArk 5 Jul 06

Bird Extinctions More Rapid Than Thought
Bjorn Carey LiveScience Yahoo News 3 Jul 06

Dodos Killed by Natural Disaster, Scientists Say
Story by Tim Cocks PlanetArk 4 Jul 06

Booming Development Driving away Persian Gulf's Endangered Wildlife By Jim Krane ENN 3 Jul 06

Malaysia's bigfoots share human roots: scientist
Yahoo News 3 Jul 06

New railway line threatens Tibetan Plateau
WWF 30 Jun 06

WWF expedition makes discoveries in the Amazon
WWF 29 Jun 06

Baby rhino tracks in Malaysia raise hopes
Associated Press Yahoo News 28 Jun 06

Afghanistan to protect wildlife and wild lands
EurekAlert 28 Jun 06

Slender Loris gasps for survival as urban India expands
by Jay Shankar, AFP Yahoo News 27 Jun 06

New chameleon-like snake discovered in the Heart of Borneo
WWF 27 Jun 06


First surveys of Tanzanian mountains reveal 160+ animal species, including new & endemic World Wildlife Fund EurekAlert 22 Jun 06

Big Bats Show Puzzling Fondness for Small Places
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 22 Jun 06

How the survival of vital food sources can be ensured
The Independent 21 Jun 06

Elephants, large mammals recover from poaching in Africa's oldest national park Wildlife Conservation Society EurekAlert 21 Jun 06

Conference Studies How to Make Biodiversity Pay off for Africa
By Jerome Delay ENN 20 Jun 06

First global bird map provides new clues to future extinctions Imperial College London EurekAlert 19 Jun 06

Hope for future of giant panda
By Helen Briggs BBC 19 Jun 06

Work on biodiversity 'doomsday vault' begins in the Arctic
Channel NewsAsia 19 Jun 06

New Hope for Madgascar's Rare Birds
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 19 Jun 06

Tibetan Herders Join Rush for Prize Fungus
Story by Chris Buckley PlanetArk 14 Jun 06

First-ever photo of wild rhino on Borneo
WWF 14 Jun 06

Giant Mekong catfish off the hook
BBC 10 Jun 06

US Biologists Fight to Save Rare Bird From Extinction
Story by Jon Hurdle PlanetArk 9 Jun 06

Rare Giraffe-Like Animal "Rediscovered" in Congo Park
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 9 Jun 06

Government Announces Expansion of Tesso Nilo National Park to Ensure Room for Sumatran Elephants WWF Indonesia 8 Jun 06

Coyotes Trade U.S. Western Plains for East's Urban Jungle Maryann Mott National Geographic 8 Jun 06

Two Frog Species Feared Extinct Found in Colombia
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 7 Jun 06

Human activity main cause of bird extinctions says survey
Ian Sample, science correspondent The Guardian 7 Jun 06

Thai Fishermen Break Ranks, Vow to Resume Hunt of Endangered Mekong Catfish
By Theerawat Khamthita, Bangkok Post
UnderwaterTimes 4 May 06


Tamed 11,400 years ago, figs were likely first domesticated crop Harvard University EurekAlert 1 Jun 06

Unknown creatures found in cave
BBC 1 Jun 06

Ecosystems with many plant species produce more and survive threats better National Science Foundation EurekAlert 31 May 06

Taking evolution's temperature: Researchers pinpoint the energy it takes to make a species University of Florida EurekAlert 31 May 06

Nepal’s rhinos and tigers in decline
WWF 31 May 06


Migrant Birds From Africa in Serious Decline - Study
PlanetArk 26 May 06

Poaching Wars in Tibet Inspire "Mountain Patrol" Movie
Brian Handwerk National Geographic 23 May 06

Tribe Seeks Greater Freedom to Kill Eagles
By Associated Press ENN 23 May 06

EU Issues Plan to Fight Plant, Animal Extinctions
Story by Jeff Mason PlanetArk 23 May 06

How healthy is that marsh? Biologists count parasites
National Sea Grant College Program EurekAlert 18 May 06

Colombian Frog Believed Extinct Found Alive
Conservation International 17 May 06

A conservation vision for New Guinea's wetlands
WWF 17 May 06

South Pacific plant may be missing link in evolution of flowering plants University of Colorado at Boulder EurekAlert 17 May 06

Pennsylvania is latest state to put cormorants on a hit list
Written by Marc Levy PlanetSave 16 May 06

10,000 Foxes Roam London
James Owen National Geographic 15 May 06

Amid Mines and Barbed Wire, Wildlife Thrives in a Cold War No Man's Land By Michael Casey ENN 10 May 06

Dragonflies Migrate Like Birds, Study Says
James Owen National Geographic 10 May 06

What Price Nature? Bogs US$6,000, Reefs US$10,000
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 10 May 06

Amid Extinctions, Parrots, Panthers Get Costly Aid
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 10 May 06

More species slide to extinction
BBC Online 1 May 06

Insect eye inspires future vision
BBC 27 Apr 06

Laos – a lost world for frogs
Wildlife Conservation Society EurekAlert 20 Apr 06

New species of stingray discovered in Thai river
Written by AP PlanetSave 12 Apr 06

African fish leaps for land bugs
By Rebecca Morelle BBC 12 Apr 06

Global Warming Threatens Extinctions - Report
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 11 Apr 06

New pictures of 'living fossil'
BBC 6 Apr 06

Two new species discovered: Research bolsters case for Philippine conservation Field Museum EurekAlert 5 Apr 06

Poor Data Hides Crisis Facing Species - Scientists
PlanetArk 6 Apr 06

Value of services performed by insects tops $57 billion in US
Cornell University News Service EurekAlert 31 Mar 06

Reverse Long Decline -- If Golf Course Ponds Count
By John Heilprin, Associated Press ENN 31 Mar 06 Wetlands

Cross-Border Parks Form Havens for Biodiversity
Story by Terence Wade PlanetArk 31 Mar 06

From the Serengeti to Austin Texas: Watching Wildlife is Bringing in the Bucks UNEP 24 Mar 06

Bird Flu Poses Fresh Threat to Endangered Species
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 23 Mar 06

Worms, Beetles in Soil Part of Untapped Trove - UN
Story by Alister Doyle PlanetArk 23 Mar 06

Humans Spur Worst Extinctions Since Dinosaurs
Story by Alister Doyle, PlanetArk 21 Mar 05
Life's diversity 'being depleted'
By Tim Hirsch BBC 20 Mar 06
ACT NOW TO STOP WAVE OF EXTINCTIONS
IUCN Media Advisory undated

Tradition of snake-charming comes under threat from Indian animal rights activists By Vaibhav Varma Channel NewAsia 20 Mar 06

Decline in migrating bird numbers in the UK

BBC 20 Mar 06

Sacred Sites Key to Protecting Species - UN
Story by Marie-Louise Gumuchian PlanetArk 17 Mar 05

Protecting endangered species helps reduce poverty
WWF 20 Mar 06

Only 13 Endangered Rhinos Found On Borneo - WWF
PlanetArk 17 Mar 05

Brazil Grapples with Jungle Piracy Dilemma
Story by Terry Wade PlanetArk 16 Mar 05

How Many Species Inhabit the Planet?
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 16 Mar 05

Vanishing Toads Could Portend Extinction Crisis
PlanetArk 15 Mar 06

Plan in place to save the world’s rarest mammal
Sebastien Blanc AFP Mail & Guardian online 14 Mar 06

India Takes on Poachers in Key Tiger Reserve
Story by Bappa Majumdar PlanetArk 14 Mar 06

WWF opposes elephant capture on Sumatra
WWF 13 Mar 06

Alaska's North Slope Sees its Biggest Oil Spill
Story by Yereth Rosen PlanetArk 13 Mar 06

Investigators keen to present Bigfoot's footprint cast to Johor government Johnson Choo Malaysia Correspondent Channel NewsAsia 13 Mar 06

Rat-Squirrel Not Extinct After All
By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press ENN 10 Mar 06

Almond farmers seek healthy bees
By Mark Ward BBC 8 Mar 06

Global Warming Threatens New Guinea Paradise - Report PlanetArk 9 Mar 05

Mammal-Extinction Danger Zones Revealed in New Map
Scott Norris National Geographic 6 Mar 06

Plan launched to reduce human-elephant conflict in Sumatra
WWF 6 Mar 06

Rare "Barking" Bird Spurs Conservation Effort in Ecuador
John Roach National Geographic 3 Mar 06

Paul and Heather McCartney put spotlight
on Canada's annual seal hunt

Written by Beth Duff-Brown Associated Press
PlanetSave 3 Mar 06

IUCN highlights the role of cities in biodiversity conservation EurekAlert 28 Feb 06

Predators keep the world green, ecologists find
EurekAlert 27 Feb 06


The value of the last
Viewpoint by Jeffrey A McNeely BBC 24 Feb 06

Mammals, birds and reptiles face extinction
by Lisa Mastnythe People and Planet 21 Feb 06

South Africa Postpones Elephant Cull Plan
By Jeremy Lovell, Reuters ENN 17 Feb 06

Scientists Discover New Assassin Spiders
By Alicia Chang, Associated Press ENN 14 Feb 06

Grasses helping wheat survive climate change
Reuters 8 Feb 06

Scientists hail discovery of hundreds of new species in remote New Guinea By Terry Kirby The Independent 7 Feb 06

China Pledges to Do More to Protect Dwindling Wetlands
By Associated Press ENN 3 Feb 06

Pitt professor's article considers nature as a service provider EurekAlert 3 Feb 06

India highlights new Ramsar sites on World Wetlands Day
WWF 2 Feb 06

Wetlands reduce flood risk: World Conservation Union highlights wetland benefits on World Wetlands Day IUCN 2 Feb 06

Greens Say Disasters Worsened by Wetland Loss
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 3 Feb 06

Freshwater getting scarcer with diminishing wetlands
WWF 2 Feb 06

Roti Island Snake-necked Turtles become all but extinct
TRAFFIC 2 Feb 06

Wildlife Conservation Society Report lists top 20 most-vulnerable African carnivores EurekAlert 1 Feb 06

Flap over fishes: Who's the smallest of them all?
EurekAlert 30 Jan 06

Hurricanes Shape New Natural Order
By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press ENN 30 Jan 06

Malaysia Scientists to Hunt "Bigfoot" in Rainforest
PlanetArk 30 Jan 06

Nations back Asian elephant action plan
BBC 27 Jan 05

WWF and Honda join forces to save Sumatran rhinos
WWF 27 Jan 05


All is silent down at the pond
Viewpoint by Tim Halliday BBC 27 Jan 05

Snails "Rode on Birds" to Remote Islands - Study
PlanetArk 27 Jan 05

Study of Tropical Forests Worldwide Reveals that Nature Encourages Diversity By Kim McDonald EurekAlert 26 Jan 06

Size Does Matter in Bats' Evolution
By William Kates ENN 25 Jan 05

Miniature Asian fish sets a whale of a record
Channel NewsAsia 25 Jan 06

Bioprospectors Raise Ire as They Patent More Life Forms
By Paul Elias ENN 23 Jan 06

New Animal Species Found in California Caves
By Juliana Barbassa ENN 19 Jan 06

Scientist jailed for smuggling Malaysia's rarest orchids
By Michael McCarthy The Independent 18 Jan 06

South African environment minister holds more talks about elephant culling Written by Clare Nullis PlanetSave 18 Jan 06

Study Finds Evolution Doesn't Always Favor Bigger Animals
By Kim McDonald EurekAlert 17 Jan 06

Who lives, who dies in the jungle
By Richard Black BBC 17 Jan 06

New Reserve for Rare Mammals Funded by World Land Trust
By World Land Trust ENN 16 Jan 06

Study: Competition for sex is a 'jungle out there'
Increased sexual competition among flowering plants in biodiversity hotspots may lead to extinctions EurekAlert 16 Jan 06

Fewer wetland birds migrate to UK
BBC 16 Jan 05

Kenya Says May Lift Ban on Sport Hunting
Story by Ed Stoddard PlanetArk 16 Jan 06

Ants Offer First Example of Animal Teaching - Study
PlanetArk 12 Jan 06

Climate-Change Fungus is Wiping out Frogs – Study told
Story by Patricia Reaney PlanetArk 12 Jan 06
Climate change drives widespread amphibian extinctions
EurekAlert 11 Jan 05

Giant Catfish Spared From Fishing on Cambodia River
Stefan Lovgren National Geographic 10 Jan 06

Study reveals classic symbiotic relationship between ants, bacteria EurekAlert 5 Jan 06

Thai Rice Field Yields Treasure Trove of Mammal Fossils
Stefan Lovgren National Geographic News 3 Jan 05

Biotech Crops Mark First Decade with Wins, Losses
Story by Carey Gillam PlanetArk 3 Jan 05

"Bigfoot" Fever Grips Malaysian Rainforest
PlanetArk 3 Jan 06

Indian herb farms provide traditional cures, popular with eco-tourists Vaibhav Varma Channel NewsAsia 1 Jan 06

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