Retour d'une extinction programmée / Return from near extinction. La CITES ouvre la voie au sauvetage des requins. Pacifique: Palau, sanctuaire de requins, veut bannir la pêche commerciale. Les requins triomphent à Bangkok, les éléphants en demi-teinte. New 'Green List' shows species on path to conservation success.
The IUCN World Conservation Congress has adopted a motion sponsored by the Wildlife Conservation Society and partners to create a Green List to assess conservation success. The Green List for Species would include species identified as 'fully conserved,' which are those that exist in ecologically significant numbers, interacting fully with other species in their ecosystems. The motion was adopted at the World Conservation Congress, which was held this month in Jeju, Republic of Korea. The aim of the Green List is to highlight species that are thriving parts of a healthy ecosystem and will emphasize that conservation is about more than just preventing extinction. "Successful species conservation involves the conservation of a species with significant populations, interacting fully with a complete suite of other native species and processes," said WCS President and CEO Dr. Cristián Samper. The Green List will complement the IUCN Red List, which focuses on avoidance of extinction.
Dr. Dr. South Korea scraps whaling plans. Updated Thu 12 Jul 2012, 11:49pm AEST The Federal Government says South Korea has abandoned its plans to start a so-called scientific whaling program. South Korea sparked an international outcry last week when it unveiled the plan at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Panama. The Australian Government labelled it unacceptable and ordered Australian diplomats to lodge protests in Seoul.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr today said he had held talks on whaling with his Korean counterpart Kim Sung-Hwan at the East Asia Summit in Cambodia. "I was very heartened that he indicated to me that plans for scientific whaling, as it's called, would not proceed," Senator Carr told PM. "I told him that was a decision that would be warmly welcomed. "I said Korea's committed itself to green growth - it's capable of becoming a global green super-power - and its green credentials would not be compromised, as they would be if whaling had been pursued. Success! Leatherback Turtles Protected In Puerto Rico! A beautiful stretch of Puerto Rico’s north coast that developers have long coveted is now a nature reserve. The new reserve makes up 66 percent of what is known as the Northeast Ecological Corridor, located just north of El Yunque rainforest, a popular tourist attraction, and is also considered one of the prime nesting sites for the endangered leatherback turtle.
Thank you, Care2 Activists! Over 18,400 of you signed our petition, sponsored by the Sierra Club, asking that this land be designated as federal critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles. Now these creatures get to keep their nesting grounds. Under pressure from environmental activists, Puerto Rico’s Governor Luis Fortuno last week changed his mind and signed a law protecting these 1,950 acres of state-owned land from large-scale development. A Good Year For Leatherback Turtles Only Sea Turtle That Lacks A Hard, Bony Shell The leatherback is the only sea turtle that lacks a hard, bony shell. Related Stories Breaking News! Photos - Espèce en danger, le markhor est de retour au Pakistan. Avez-vous déjà partagé cet article? Partager sur Facebook Partager sur Twitter La Société pour la conservation de la vie sauvage (WCS) a annoncé mardi que le markhor - une majestueuse espèce de chèvre sauvage et un symbole national - faisait "un remarquable retour, grâce aux efforts dans la conservation" du Pakistan.
C'est une bonne nouvelle que vient d'annoncer le Nord du Pakistan : l'emblème national du pays, le markhor, a fait son grand retour. En 1999, le gouvernement pakistanais avait estimé qu'il restait moins de 1.000 markhors au total dans le pays. Moins de cinquante markhors à l'état sauvage vivaient dans la région du Gilgit-Baltistan, au nord du Pakistan, en 1991. Des programmes similaires pour l'ours à collier et le léopard des neiges Aujourd'hui, le rapport établi par les communautés dénombre environ 300 individus dans la région du Gilgit-Baltistan.
Photos - Le dauphin rose de l'Amazone déclaré trésor national en Bolivie. Avez-vous déjà partagé cet article? Partager sur Facebook Partager sur Twitter Selon la BBC, les autorités boliviennes ont promulgué mardi 18 septembre une loi visant à protéger, sur leur territoire, le dauphin rose de l’Amazone, espèce d’eau douce gravement menacée. Egalement connu sous le nom de "boto", le dauphin rose de l'Amazone (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis pour la sous-espèce bolivienne) est un dauphin vivant exclusivement en rivière.
Face à une telle situation, la Bolivie a toutefois décidé de réagir. Selon la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces menacées (CITES), le mammifère serait surtout menacé, dans tous les pays que recouvre son habitat – Bolivie, Brésil, Pérou, Colombie et Venezuela –, par la contamination des cours d'eau par le mercure, utilisé dans les opérations d’orpaillage illégal (exploitation sauvage des gisements d'or). Praises China’s Monumental Decision to Save Sharks. La Corée arrête (enfin) la chasse à la baleine | Page 2. En juillet dernier, la République de Corée s’est attiré les foudres des opposants au massacre des baleines. Le gouvernement coréen avait en effet, lors de la réunion de la CBI qui se déroulait au Panama, annoncé son intention de chasser la baleine à des fins scientifiques.
Suite à cette annonce, un délai de soumission formelle a été fixé au 3 décembre 2012 pour officialiser ou non la démarche. Mais revirement de situation il y a quelques jours : le CBI nous apprenait que la Corée avait finalement opté pour des recherches non létales ! Se réjouissant de cette excellente nouvelle, l’IFAW a proposé son aide à la Corée afin de trouver, ensemble, des solutions plus humaines pour étudier les baleines, sans mettre leurs vies en péril. Patrick Ramage, Directeur du programme Baleines d’IFAW, a ainsi déclaré : « Nous nous réjouissons de la confirmation officielle que le gouvernement de Corée a pris la bonne décision pour les baleines. La Corée saluée et sollicitée Sources : terredavenir.org, IFAW. Unlikely success: how Zimbabwe has become a global leader in rhino conservation. Raoul du Toit will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 12th, 2013.
With its collapsed economy, entrenched poverty, and political tremors, one would not expect that a country like Zimbabwe would have the capacity to safeguard its rhinos against determined and well-funded poachers, especially as just across the border South Africa is currently losing over two rhinos a day on average. And indeed, without the Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT), rhinos in Zimbabwe would probably be near local extinction.
But the LRT, which is centrally involved in the protection of around 90 percent of the country's rhinos in private reserves along with conservancy members, has proven tenacious and innovative in its battle to safeguard the nation's rhinos from the poaching epidemic. "Since [2009] the [Lowveld Rhino Trust] conservancy populations have been rebuilt to a current total that once again is close to 400. Mongabay: What drew you to rhinos? Mother and calf. La miraculeuse pervenche. Aires marines protégées au Sénégal. 110 Success Stories for Endangered Species Day 2012. $24.5 million deal to protect 20,000-acre Sonoma County forest. Press Democrat, February 28, 2013 $24.5 million deal to protect 20,000-acre Sonoma County forest Bill Wilkison A national conservation group has reached an agreement to buy nearly 20,000 acres of timberland in northwestern Sonoma County, a move that derails the long-disputed, forest-to-vineyards conversion project pushed by CalPERS, the giant state workers pension fund.
The $24.5 million purchase of the so-called Preservation Ranch, to be completed by the end of May, is led by The Conservation Fund, based in Virginia. It would contribute up to $6 million toward the purchase. Funding partners include the California Coastal Conservancy, which could contribute up to $10 million, Sonoma County’s Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, which could add up to $4 million to the deal, and the Sonoma Land Trust. It would be the largest conservation purchase by acreage in county history and one of the largest along the North Coast in years. Copyright © 2013 PressDemocrat.com. 2012 Accomplishments. Here are just a few of our favorite stories from 2013 that friends like you helped make possible! To hear more great stories about how people are helping wildlife and connecting kids to nature, subscribe to our e-newsletter or read our Wildlife Promise blog.
Wildlife and Habitat Protected! Bad Bison Bills Defeated NWF members, concerned sportsmen and other like-minded conservation groups across the country joined forces to defeat a barrage of anti-bison bills sponsored by Montana lawmakers. The bills would have blocked efforts to return wild bison to their native habitat. Keeping Public Lands in Public Hands NWF won the establishment of New Mexico’s spectacular Rio Grande del Norte as a national monument, permanently protecting more than 240,000 acres of public lands. Wildlife Acres Secured for Bighorn Sheep Holding BP Accountable for Gulf Restoration Better Energy Options for Wildlife! Defending Endangered Orcas in Puget Sound Giving Wildlife a Second Chance on the Roan Plateau. Applaud the Creation of the World’s Largest Shark Sanctuary. Target: Teina Bishop, Cook Islands minister of marine resources Goal: Commend the Cook Islands for helping to protect sharks from being hunted and killed.
The Cook Islands in the South Pacific announced the creation of a 1.9 million-square-kilometer shark sanctuary that bans the possession, sale, and trade of shark products in an effort to end commercial shark fishing and remedy the upset in the oceanic food webs seen in recent years. The Cook Islands contribution to the sanctuary brings the total area protected to 6.7 million square kilometers, alongside the waters protected by French Polynesia and the Marshall Islands. Sign this petition and applaud their efforts in creating the world’s largest shark sanctuary. According to the BBC, about one third of sharks appear on the Red List of Threatened Species put out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission.
Dear Teina Bishop, Cook Islands minister of marine resources, Sincerely, [Your Name Here] L'Indonésie crée un grand sanctuaire pour la raie manta. Des raies manta au large de Bora-Bora© AFP/Archives Valerie Macon Jakarta (AFP) – L’Indonésie a officiellement créé vendredi le plus vaste sanctuaire du monde pour la raie manta, une réserve destinée à protéger ce fascinant mais fragile animal, victime de la surpêche, et promouvoir l’éco-tourisme dans l’archipel.
La nouvelle législation assure une protection de la créature dans toutes les eaux côtières de l’Indonésie, le plus grand pays d’Asie du Sud-Est, autrefois paradis des pêcheurs de raies et de requins. Le sanctuaire couvre près de 6 millions de mètres carrés autour du littoral indonésien composé de plus de 17.000 îles. L’ONG de défense des animaux Conservation International a salué une décision « audacieuse ». Un récent rapport a montré qu’un seul spécimen de raie manta génère un million de dollars de revenus du tourisme de sa naissance à sa mort, alors qu’une raie tuée pour sa chair ne rapporte que de 40 à 500 dollars, rappelle l’organisation. Protecting predators in the wildest landscape you've never heard of. A Ruaha male lion in his prime. Photo © : Sasja van Vechgel. The Serengeti, the Congo, the Okavango Delta: many of Africa's great wildernesses are household names, however on a continent that never fails to surprise remain vast wild lands practically unknown to the global public.
One of these is the Ruaha landscape: covering 51,800 square kilometers (20,000 square miles) of southern Tanzania's woodlands and savannah, Ruaha contains the largest population of elephants in East Africa, over 500 bird species, and a wealth of iconic top predators, including cheetah, hyena, wild dogs, leopard, and—the jewel in its crown—10 percent of the world's lions.
But that's not all, one of Africa's least-known and secretive tribal groups, the Barabaig, also calls Ruaha home. Creating harmony between this fiercely-traditional tribe and top prowling carnivores has become the passion of UK conservationist, Amy Dickman. "One day, we helped them search for a lost Barabaig girl out in the bush. Saving the Raja of India's grasslands: new efforts to conserve the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard. The flagship species of India's grasslands and savannas, the Critically Endangered Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps). Photo by: Ramki Sreenivasan/Conservation India. The Great Indian Bustard, one of India's iconic birds, once ranged across most of the Indian subcontinent. Due to a variety of factors, however, the Great Indian Bustard is also now India's rarest bird and faces imminent extinction. The following is an interview with Ramki Sreenivasan, co-founder of Conservation India, a group that recently petitioned the Rajasthan Chief Minister to kick start "Project Bustard.
" This interview also includes dialogue with Dr. Mongabay: Please tell our readers about the Great Indian Bustard and the significance of this critically endangered bird. Ramki Sreenivasan: The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) is India's rarest bird and among one of the heaviest flying birds. Mongabay: What are the main threats to the Great Indian Bustard? Abi Tamim Vanak: A significant one. Falkland albatross shows increase. A new report indicates a healthy increase in the numbers of Black-browed Albatrosses breeding in the Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas). The report, submitted to the Environment Committee of the Falkland Islands Government, indicated that recent and historical survey results show an increase in this threatened species. Black-browed Albatross is currently classified as Endangered by BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List.
Over two-thirds of the global population breed in the Falkland Islands, so the status of the Falklands population has significant bearing on the global conservation status of the species. Within the Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) different methods have been used independently to census the Black-browed Albatross population. Ian, and more recently, Georgina Strange have conducted aerial photographic surveys of colonies in the Falkland Islands since 1964, with archipelago-wide surveys in 1986, 2005 and 2010. Des chiens de berger sauvent de l'extinction une colonie de manchots en Nouvelle-Zélande.