— “when we go back, we can put the mussel in a hole,” clayton said. “so it’s easier, less energy consuming for that mussel to rebury into the substrate.” each mussel will be tagged with small silver plastic tag and measured. “so we’ve actually had mussels in here who’ve been tracked for the 15-year period we’ve been monitoring here,” she said. read : mussel woman, biologist passes along pearls of wisdom about threatened mussels
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NOW NOT
now not listed as rare, vulnerable or endangered; slender-billed thornbill (western) was rare tammar wallaby (sa), was endangered red-necked wallaby, was rare swamp wallaby, was vulnerable eastern grey kangaroo, was rare southern marsupial mole (itjaritjara), was vulnerable (source: sa environment department) read : environment department downgrades status of rare, vulnerable and endangered
PASSING OF A FRAGILE GIANT
— wildlife experts in the country captured the male in 2008 on a palm oil plantation. he lived more than 10 years in malaysia’s tabin wildlife reserve in borneo and had several unsuccessful breeding attempts with two female sumatran rhinos (dicerorhinus sumatrensis). the loss of the rhino is a severe blow to the survival of the critically endangered species. as many as 800 sumatran rhinos lived in the wild as recently as 1986, but now fewer than 100 remain, with some estimates as low as 30, according to save the rhino, a london-based charity that works to protect rhinoceroses. the sumatran…
TOUGH ARGUE
— look at the numbers and you soon see why though – the us has the fifth largest fisheries harvest in the world with more than five million caught annually. it’s the fourth biggest fish and seafood exporter globally, shipping more than $5 billion worth a year. read : the most endangered species in the world
SLOW BREEDERS
— “published in frontiers in ecology and evolution, the study suggests that a combination of key vital rates governing population growth is a better indicator of a species’ viability than short-term trends in population size and distribution”. read : rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants more : frontiers in ecology and evolution
COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION
— “when the media came calling i would hold press conferences that i’d set up by myself, and i would tell people what was going on. with that empowerment of people who are actually on the ground — talking to the managers and talking to other citizens — comes greater credibility, strength and authority.” read : the key to endangered species recovery? communication
TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE
— “the health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever,” said sir robert watson, ipbes chair, adding that “transformative change” is needed to save the planet. read : one million species
BIOSECURITY
— according to the un report from the intergovernmental science-policy platform for biodiversity and ecosystem services (ipbes), the startling number is a consequence of five direct causes: changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasion of alien species read : the conversation
IT’ S HERE
read : one million species at risk of extinction, un report warns more : species extinction rate is accelerating
HEADS UP — IPBES
— the document, from the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (ipbes), is expected to set out an urgent rescue plan for nature. read : nature’s emergency where we are in five graphics more : ipbes
LEGALIZE OR NOT TO LEGALIZE
— since then, in consecutive meetings, cites has extended the embargo and rejected iterations of the “stockpile verification mechanism and business plan” put forth by the malagasy government for auditing and ultimately legally exporting the stock of precious wood in its custody. read : conservationists call for lasting ban on trade in Malagasy precious timber
CAUTIOUS COMEBACK
— “you often hear such bad and challenging news about the threats that our ocean faces. there are places where there are a lot of sea turtles very close to shore. and that’s good news.” read : sea turtle survey shows the endangered animals are making a comeback
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