Vietnam monkey faces extinction
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The Delacour's langur monkey, which lives exclusively in Vietnam, is fighting for its existence, conservationists warn.
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One of Earth's rarest birds might have gone into extinction following the death of one of the last known po'ouli.
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The death has prompted officials to change the habitats of some zoo animals.
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By TALES AZZONI  SAO PAULO, Brazil - The theft of a rare Amazon monkey from a Brazilian zoo could harm biologists' efforts to repopulate the endangered species, zoo officials said Wednesday.
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The fires have killed about a thousand orangutans, and experts say if the pace of destruction continues, the animals may be extinct within a decade.
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Gorillas in western and central Africa could be extinct within decades because of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, new research suggests.
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BEIJING -- A species of rare, nearly blind white dolphins that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition said yesterday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat.
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) has banned sales of a rare Asian dolphin. Environmentalists say the move is necessary to save the Irrawaddy dolphin, whose numbers are thought to be as low as 1,000 in the wild.
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A species of monkey new to science has been found in a remote area of north-eastern India.
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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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WASHINGTON - 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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The theft of a rare Amazon monkey from a Brazilian zoo could harm biologists' efforts to repopulate the endangered species, zoo officials said Wednesday.
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The great apes are facing an "inevitable crisis" arising from climate change, a leading conservationist warns.
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Humankind's closest relative is facing extinction in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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A new study finds more than a thousand types of plant, bird, mammal and invertebrate are now endangered.
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The Republic of Congo will set aside up to 3,800 square miles (1 million hectares) of land to help preserve elephants, chimpanzees, hippos, crocodiles, and gorillas.
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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.