A European Union report says grasslands, wetlands and butterflies are threatened in Europe.
Delegates to a U.N. conference on biological diversity agreed Friday to develop measures to counter bio-piracy and protect marine wildlife and rainforests.
The world risks losing new medical treatments for osteoporosis, cancer and other human ailments if it does not act quickly to conserve the planet's biodiversity, a senior United Nations environmental official said Wednesday.
Amphibians bounced back spectacularly from a series of mass extinctions during their evolution, according to a new genetic analysis.
Conservationists must make better choices of the areas they focus their protection efforts on, say researchers.
High in the rain forest canopy, a lemur with orange, black and white fur leaps among the branches to cries of delight from onlookers below.
Xstrata Mount Isa Mines in north-west Queensland says a study is being carried out to ensure biodiversity in and around its mining leases is sustained during its operations.
For nearly 20 years, the critically endangered Siamese crocodile ( Crocodylus siamensis ) has been considered nearly extinct in the wild, victimized by habitat loss and poaching.
The cost of nature conservation is by far outweighed by societal and economic benefits, argues a new report supported by the European Commission.
A STUTTERING barred frog has been discovered on the proposed Tillegra Dam site, bringing new hope to the fight against the project.
Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world. It says money ploughed into protecting wetlands, coral reefs and forests can bring a hundredfold return on capital.
BLACKMARKET and illegal fishing costs the region millions and wreaks untold damage on fish stocks and the environment.
Some large-scale computer simulations may be overestimating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in some regions, researchers have suggested.
THEY are majestic swimmers and friendly, making blue gropers a favourite among Sydney snorkellers. However that same lack of fear has led to the death of 15 of the fish in what authorities have described as one of the worst alleged fishing crimes they have encountered.
An Iberian wolf strides over a fence, its eyes intent on a tasty meal in the next field. This stunning image won the Veolia Environement Wildlife Photographer of the Year, organised by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
For a developing country, they only have their land to capitalize on improving the livelihood of their people. Despite this, some environmentalists hated the idea.
This should be done, all over the world.
By some estimates, 12,000 species go extinct every year, and the rate is accelerating. Akin to a cataclysmic asteroid, pollution, logging, over-exploitation, consumption, land use changes and engineering projects have produced the planet's sixth great extinction of species.
Scientists have warned of an alarming increase in the extinction of animal species, because of threats to biodiversity and ecosystems.
One of the most important and controversial figures in Roman history, Emperor Augustus Caesar, was born 23 September 63 BC. A leader during a challenging time of great change, his legacy is marked by the conversion of Rome's ailing Republic to an Empire that would span centuries.
A team of Australian inventors has been awarded the $30,000 grand prize in the International WWF Smart Gear Competition for a fishing gear innovation that could save thousands of seabirds from dying accidentally on long-lines each year.
Croatia and Hungary have pledged to establish a Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that will protect their shared biodiversity hotspot along the Mura, Drava and Danube Rivers - one of the world's biologically richest and most threatened ecosystems.
ENVIRONMENT groups are calling for a permanent ban on ''deadly'' artificial fishing devices used to attract huge tuna catches in the Pacific after scientific reports found that stocks of bigeye tuna are collapsing.
THIS unnamed monster croc moved into his new home in Darwin city yesterday - setting cameras clicking and halting traffic.
Crossposted from Axis Of Logic The War of the Empire has many faces
India is planning to reintroduce cheetahs into the wild, more than six decades after they were thought to have been hunted into extinction in the sub-continent.
A German spider specialist told the Observer newspaper he named the new species after Bowie — whose album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was a huge hit in 1972 — because he wanted to raise awareness about the discovery.
The WWF report The Eastern Himalayas – Where Worlds Collide details discoveries made by scientists from various organizations between 1998 and 2008 in a region reaching across Bhutan and north-east India to the far north of Myanmar as well as Nepal and southern parts of Tibet A …
As I put together the post on the role of boosted intelligence in meshing infinite human aspirations with a finite planet, it brought to mind a theme that has been tugging at me for years now.