#extinction

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Sumatran tiger population now only 400 : Greenpeace

The tiger population in the wild in Sumatra is believed to have dwindled to only 400 heads due to illegal logging in ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

Human, tiger conflicts kill one person and one tiger in 2011

A total of 10 man-versus-tiger conflicts occurred in Bengkulu province in 2011 causing the death of one person and ...

TNMB to retrace Javanese tiger

The Meru Betiri National Park (TNMB) is to retrace the Javanese tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) by setting a camera ...

Poaching, illegal trade still threatening Sumatran tigers

Poaching and illegal trade in tiger parts are still major threats to the survival of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera ...

Mekong dolphins on brink of extinction - WWF

The Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River numbers roughly 85, with the survival of new calves very low, ...

Twenty Bali starlings to be released into habitat

Twenty Bali starlings (Leucopsar rothschildi) from European countries will be released into their natural habitat in ...

Bali starlings returned to habitat from S`pore

Three Bali Starlings (Leucopsar rothschildi), also known as Rothschild`s Mynah, were successfully returned to their ...

Solo meeting prelude to Rio +20 confab

The summit on sustainable development (HLD IFSD), otherwise also known as the "Solo Meeting," is being held in ...

Haze comes back in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Haze has come back on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands over the past few weeks, affecting the environment, the local ...

Mother of all polar bears from Ireland

The Arctic`s dwindling population of polar bears all descend from a single mama brown bear which lived 20,000 to ...

East Kotawaringin forms command post to tackle forest fires

The East Kotawaringin district administration has set up a command post to deal with forest and plantation fires. ...

Sumba hornbills under increasing threat of extinction

Indonesia`s Sumba hornbills are under threat of extinction as indiscriminate forest exploitation is progresively ...

More Indonesian bird species nearing extinction

More Indonesian bird species are threatened by extinction due to the loss of their habitat to forest destruction or ...

Garuda Cares About Forest Preservation

To make a valuable contribution to the fight against global climate change, state-owned airline company PT Garuda ...