The first ever comprehensive book on the biology, behavior and
conservation status of the snow leopard has just been published and I'm proud to be one of the nearly 200 authors.
73 %: percentage of assessments of EU freshwater habitats of conservation interest indicating unfavourable conservation status
Conservation Status According to the IUCN, (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources), this species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, occurrence in a number of protected areas, and because it does not appear to be under threat and is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.
Scientists and conservation teams from Fauna & Flora International (FFI), Dali University and the German Primate Center just published a comprehensive
conservation status review of one of the world's most threatened primate species, the critically endangered Myanmar snub - nosed monkey (also known affectionately as the «snubby» by scientists, and as the black snub - nosed monkey in China), Rhinopithecus strykeri.
«The drill is one of Africa's most endangered primates and this is the first publication that analyses drill
conservation status in detail across the majority of its range, in Cameroon.»
Though not uncommon, such restricted ranges stress the possible
delicate conservation status of new species and other flora and fauna present in the Ton Pariwat Wildlife Sanctuary.
Population data on the animals is incomplete, so their
true conservation status is unknown, but their numbers are far smaller than many common marine species of dolphins, whose populations are composed of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
I prioritised variants and genes using case - control comparisons and functional annotations such as types of mutation,
evolutionary conservation status and regulatory marks.
Conservation Status Although, the double - crested cormorant is a wide spread species and classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, in 2002 the California Department of Fish and Game listed the double - crested cormorant as a species of special concern.
Common Name Garibaldi Scientific Name Hypsypops
rubicundus Conservation Status The Garibaldi is the California State fish and is protected from fishing.
Conservation Status Since the island scrub - jay occurs only on one island that makes it susceptible to any major disaster, a disease outbreak, or widespread land - use changes, any of which could potentially extirpate the species or cause a severe population decline.
Conservation Status The Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover was listed as threatened by the Fish and Wildlife Service on March 5, 1993.
Long recognised for their rich biodiversity, the Subantarctic islands lying to the south of New Zealand are World Heritage sites, afforded the
highest conservation status and protection by both the Australian and New Zealand governments.
For example, it doesn't provide any useful information about the Golden Eagle, a threatened species
whose conservation status is obsolete, dating back 10 years.
Even though the area in a protected status is far from the only criterion
for conservation status, the fact that between 5 - 10 % of the land is in parks and preserves and less than 1 % of oceans is protected gives some sense of the disparity.
Moreover 27 % of species assessments and 66 % of habitat types assessments show an «
unfavourable conservation status», with the others categorised as «unknown».
Conservation Status According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature - 2010 Red List of Threatened Species, this species is considered to have a vulnerable status because of its limited range and small, declining population.
This gorgeous book, which includes the natural history and
conservation status of African elephants and recent surprising discoveries of field scientists, will convince you that the elephant is one of nature's greatest and most original works.
Also, as each species is profiled, there are maps and symbols that further explain the animal's life and habitat, size, population, and
conservation status.
A number of restricted - range, rare bird species that are hard to find elsewhere are common at Selva Negra, including Three - wattled Bellbird (
conservation status «Vulnerable») and Resplendent Quetzal (Near Threatened).
Correspondence with the Victorian Government on the abundance, population,
conservation status or recovery.
Every volume is superb; from the paintings and photographs to the facts about habits, recognition,
conservation status.
«It's not something they like to broadcast,» she adds, because of
the conservation status of sharks.
Many factors are taken into account when assessing
the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.
Dr. J. W. Duckworth, the IUCN SSC Red List Authority for small carnivores, adds, «
The conservation status of the carnivores which occur nowhere but Borneo and those of upper highland, extreme lowland and wetland habitats is particularly worrying.
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future.
Ahead of a key international meeting on tuna catches, an assessment is painting a bleak picture of
the conservation status of some of the world's most commercially valuable fish species.
Eight years after its discovery,
the conservation status review sought to uncover how the species is faring.
Meyer D, Momberg F, Matauschek C, Oswald P, Lwin N, Aung SS, Yang Y, Xiao W, Long Y - C, Grueter CC, Roos C. (2017):
Conservation Status of the Myanmar or Black Snub - nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus strykeri.
In 1964, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) began tracking
the conservation status of species on its «Red List.»
The study's results currently are used by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's polar bear specialist group, which completes assessments of polar bears and issues the species»
conservation status.
Edited by Dr. Robert Wallace of WCS, with the participation of 25 experts in the field, supported by WCS, the Center for Biodiversity and Genetics from the University of San Simón in Bolivia, the University Cayetano Heredia in Peru and the University of Antwerp in Belgium, the publication provides data on the distribution of the species and assessed
its conservation status.
Contributors identified seven Andean Bear Conservation Units that represent the best chance for their long - term conservation by analyzing
their conservation status and their connectivity level: three units exist in Peru; one unit links Peru and Bolivia; and three units are in Bolivia.
Not enough is known about the Antarctic minke for
its conservation status to be classified on the Red List of Threatened Species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
In their paper, the team of scientists from the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Smithsonian Institution (both USA), and the University of Göttingen, Germany, also raise concerns on
the conservation status of this unique tree which is severely limited to a 1.5 km2 area of occupancy on Kaua`i.
9 %: of the assessment of EU marine habitats of conservation interest have shown favourable
conservation status; 66 % have shown unfavourable conservation status
7 %: of the assessments of EU marine species of conservation interest have shown favourable
conservation status; 27 % have shown unfavourable conservation status
In the European Union, among assessments of
the conservation status of species and habitat types of conservation interest, only 7 % of marine species and 9 % of marine habitat types show a «favourable conservation status».
«We also wanted to learn more about
the conservation status of these wonderful animals,» said Danny Balete, a Research Associate at the Field Museum who is based in the Philippines.
The conservation status of some of the new mantises found in museum collections is not known since they have not been seen since originally collected in the early 1900s and could be highly threatened or even extinct.
Not being a recognisable species could lose the red wolf
its conservation status, despite being the only carrier of genes from extinct southern grey wolves
«We're not going to be able to monitor
the conservation status of nematodes anytime soon,» Stuart admits.