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48,646 Species Now At Risk Of Extinction: World's Top Conservation Body
Arctic seals and birds are coming under increasing threat, mainly due to climate change and human activity, according to an updated list of endangered species released Friday by the world's top conservation body.
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Freshwater Species Face A Crisis, A Quarter Are On The Brink Of Extinction: Study
The research reveals 35% of wetlands vanished between 1970-2015, with 65% of remaining habitats under significant threat.
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Nearly 10% Of Marine Life Towards Extinction: Watchlist
The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are "devastating" marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction.
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Endangered Shark Washes Up Dead On Shores Of Australian Town: Report
A fourth shark from a critically endangered species has been discovered dead on the shores of an Australian coastal town, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Chinese Paddlefish, Another Sturgeon Species Officially Declared Extinct
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) announced on Thursday that the Chinese paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon have become extinct.
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UK To Remove All Countries From Covid Travel Red List On Wednesday
The British government will remove all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list from Wednesday because there is now community transmission of Omicron in Britain, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament.
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UK To Remove Last 7 Countries From COVID-19 Travel "Red List"
The UK will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus "red list", which currently requires newly arrived travellers from these destinations to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.
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Poor Nations On UK 'Red List' Warn Of Visa Headaches For Climate Talks
The world's poorest countries have said they may struggle to meet visa requirements and cover all COVID-19 quarantine costs for the COP26 climate summit, raising concerns that some might not be able to attend in person.
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Komodo Dragons, Two-In-Five Shark Species Face Extinction: Watchlist
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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Covid "Red List" Travel Ban Begins As UK Tracks 55 More Indian Variant Cases
The "red list" Covid travel restrictions came in force for India on Friday, which bans entry for travellers from the country and requires British and Irish nationals and long-term UK residents returning home to undergo a compulsory hotel quarrantine.
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UK Adds Pakistan, 3 Other Nations To "Red List" Amid Rise In Covid Cases
Britain said on Friday it would add Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines to its travel "red list", banning entry to people arriving from those countries unless they are British or Irish nationals.
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Giraffes, Rarer Than Elephants, Put On Extinction Watch List
Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official watch list of threatened and endangered species worldwide, calling it "vulnerable."
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Great Barrier Reef May Figure In UNESCO's 'Danger List'
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system off the coast of Australia, is at a high risk of being included in UNESCO's 'World Heritage in Danger' list, an official said on Friday.
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Half of Africa's Vultures Flying Towards Extinction: Conservationists
Africa's vultures are increasingly the victims of poisoning and poachers, leaving around half the continent's 11 vulture species critically endangered, a top conservation body warned today.
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48,646 Species Now At Risk Of Extinction: World's Top Conservation Body
Arctic seals and birds are coming under increasing threat, mainly due to climate change and human activity, according to an updated list of endangered species released Friday by the world's top conservation body.
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Freshwater Species Face A Crisis, A Quarter Are On The Brink Of Extinction: Study
The research reveals 35% of wetlands vanished between 1970-2015, with 65% of remaining habitats under significant threat.
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Nearly 10% Of Marine Life Towards Extinction: Watchlist
The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are "devastating" marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction.
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Endangered Shark Washes Up Dead On Shores Of Australian Town: Report
A fourth shark from a critically endangered species has been discovered dead on the shores of an Australian coastal town, according to a report in Newsweek.
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Chinese Paddlefish, Another Sturgeon Species Officially Declared Extinct
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) announced on Thursday that the Chinese paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon have become extinct.
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UK To Remove All Countries From Covid Travel Red List On Wednesday
The British government will remove all 11 countries from its COVID-19 travel red list from Wednesday because there is now community transmission of Omicron in Britain, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament.
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UK To Remove Last 7 Countries From COVID-19 Travel "Red List"
The UK will remove next week the last seven countries on its coronavirus "red list", which currently requires newly arrived travellers from these destinations to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine, transport minister Grant Shapps said on Thursday.
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Poor Nations On UK 'Red List' Warn Of Visa Headaches For Climate Talks
The world's poorest countries have said they may struggle to meet visa requirements and cover all COVID-19 quarantine costs for the COP26 climate summit, raising concerns that some might not be able to attend in person.
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Komodo Dragons, Two-In-Five Shark Species Face Extinction: Watchlist
Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.
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Covid "Red List" Travel Ban Begins As UK Tracks 55 More Indian Variant Cases
The "red list" Covid travel restrictions came in force for India on Friday, which bans entry for travellers from the country and requires British and Irish nationals and long-term UK residents returning home to undergo a compulsory hotel quarrantine.
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UK Adds Pakistan, 3 Other Nations To "Red List" Amid Rise In Covid Cases
Britain said on Friday it would add Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines to its travel "red list", banning entry to people arriving from those countries unless they are British or Irish nationals.
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Giraffes, Rarer Than Elephants, Put On Extinction Watch List
Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official watch list of threatened and endangered species worldwide, calling it "vulnerable."
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Great Barrier Reef May Figure In UNESCO's 'Danger List'
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral system off the coast of Australia, is at a high risk of being included in UNESCO's 'World Heritage in Danger' list, an official said on Friday.
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Half of Africa's Vultures Flying Towards Extinction: Conservationists
Africa's vultures are increasingly the victims of poisoning and poachers, leaving around half the continent's 11 vulture species critically endangered, a top conservation body warned today.
