Gorillas critically endangered, report says
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GENEVA - The most common type of gorilla is now "critically endangered," one step away from global extinction, according to the 2007 Red List of Threatened Species released yesterday by the World Conservation Union.
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Almost 16,000 species are now threatened by extinction, according to the World Conservation Union&#39;s annual Red List released today.
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Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.
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Recent outbreaks of ebola among people in Africa also killed thousands of gorillas, animals already threatened by hunting, a new study reports.
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By Arthur Max, Associated Press  THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Indonesia's tropical rain forests are disappearing 30 percent faster than previously estimated as illegal loggers raid national parks, threatening the long-term survival of orangutans, according to a U.N. report released Monday.
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Unless urgent action is taken to slow down global warming polar bears will be extinct by the end of the century. The stark warning is contained in an authoritative report compiled by more than 250 scientists on the effects of climate change in the Arctic.
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A rare species of mountain sheep could face extinction if it is not given a safe haven from the conflicts tearing apart its natural habitat in central and south Asia, conservationists say.
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Apes, gazelles, crocodiles, dolphins, vultures and parakeets are all in danger as the global extinction crisis escalates.
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Less violence and more generous donations appear to be helping efforts to save the silverback gorillas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Thanks to a ceasefire engineered late last month between the government and the forces of dissident Army Gen.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- The South China Tiger is listed as one of the ten most endangered animals by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Using helicopters to count endangered orang-utans gives very accurate estimates of the great apes' numbers, researchers report in Plos Biology.
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MORE than 6000 plants, insects and animals should be added to the list of the world&#39;s endangered species, according to a study published yesterday.
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5 October 2004 - Law enforcement experts are urging stronger action against poachers or smugglers of endangered species, but warn that many countries lack the ability to fight wildlife crimes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.
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The world risks losing many of its rare livestock breeds unless conservation steps are taken now, a study warns.
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Conservationists on Thursday announced the birth of a rare mountain gorilla in eastern Congo, where rebels have been accused of killing and eating the endangered animals.
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About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction in a new sign of the world&#39;s deteriorating environment, according to researchers who carried out a global census.
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A new report has found that more than 40 per cent of all European bird species are threatened and may disappear soon due to intensive agriculture and climate change.