Tag: species
Conservation: Cites conference agrees to protect hundreds of species
natural reserve Cites conference agrees to protect hundreds of species A Filipino fisherman removes the fin from a blue shark in Santos City, Philippines. At the end of the CITES…
A “historic” decision with a strict limit on the trade of certain species
A decision described as “historic”. The conference on international trade in endangered species meeting in Panama pledged on Friday to protect some fifty species of sharks threatened by the flourishing…
Dinosaurs: International research team identifies new species
Romania International research team identifies new dinosaur species in Transylvania Inhabitants of the “Island of the Dwarf Dinosaurs” in present-day Transylvania in the Cretaceous period: the newly identified Transylvanosaurus (front…
CITES Conference in Panama: More trade bans against species extinction
Status: 11/25/2022 10:35 a.m Dozens of shark and ray species under protection, trade bans on rhinoceros and ivory – the CITES species protection conference has made far-reaching decisions. Environmentalists are…
Fund in Romania: Researchers discover new dinosaur species
Status: 11/24/2022 5:31 p.m It was about two meters long, walked on two legs and loved to eat plants: the Transylvanosaurus platycephalus. A group of scientists discovered the new dinosaur…
Decision: Species Conference: No trade in rhino horn
decision Species Conference: No trade in rhino horn Rhinos were the focus of negotiations at the species conference on Monday. photo © Jürgen Bätz/dpa/Archive The focus of the species conference…
Invasive mosquito species increases risk of malaria – Health
Almost a decade ago, the Republic of Djibouti seemed on the verge of malaria eradication. In the small country on the Horn of Africa there were only 27 cases in…
Biodiversity: Elephants and hippos in focus at World Species Conference
biodiversity Elephants and hippos in focus at World Endangered Species Conference Elephants stand in Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. Trade in endangered wild species often threatens their survival. photo ©…
World Species Conference: 60 shark species under protection
Status: 18.11.2022 9:12 a.m Canada, Japan and Peru wanted to limit the protection of sharks to just a few species – but an alliance between the EU and Panama prevailed.…
World Species Conference: 60 shark species under protection
Status: 18.11.2022 9:12 a.m Canada, Japan and Peru wanted to limit the protection of sharks to just a few species – but an alliance between the EU and Panama prevailed.…