Wildlife and Habitat Conservation News - ENN

Thousands join bluefin tuna boycott

WWF — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:07:00 EST

Marrakech, Morocco: Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed.

Signs of Amur tiger in China give hope for struggling species

WWF — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:18:00 EST

The discovery of Amur tiger tracks in Changbaishan in north-eastern China has given conservationists hope for a species that is rarely seen in that area.

Japan's whaling fleet sets out for Antarctic

Reuters — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:20:00 EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - The main ship in Japan's whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Monday for its first hunt in the region since limping home with just over half its planned catch in April following clashes with militant anti-whaling activists, environmentalist group Greenpeace said.

Virunga Conflict Escalates, Gorillas at Risk

WWF — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:07:00 EST

The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has recently intensified. As a result more than 50 Congolese park rangers fled to safety from Virunga National Park and more than one million people have been displaced. The rebels have advanced to just outside of Goma – the regional capital – threatening the stability of the entire country.

Wildlife groups see end of Bush abuse

Reuters — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. conservation groups on Thursday hailed the imminent end of "environmental abuse and neglect" by the Bush administration and promised to work with President-elect Barack Obama to reverse this course. "The Bush administration has done a lot of damage to our nation's environmental protections over the last eight years," said Mike Daulton, the National Audubon Society's legislative director.

Europe sits on damning bluefin tuna report

WWF — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:58:00 EST

Barcelona, Spain: A European fisheries report demonstrating continuing widespread infringements by bluefin tuna fleets despite increased fleet surveillance in the Mediterranean has been delayed until after the conclusion of next week's key international tuna commission meeting to decide on a new management regime for the fishery.

Malaysian logging plans threaten rhinos and tigers

WWF — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:13:00 EST

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Habitats of the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros and the endangered Malayan tiger are under threat from a plan to clear nearly 19,000 hectares of forest in north-eastern Malaysia. A Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment (DEIA) has revealed that the Terengganu state government has proposed to extract all commercially valuable timber in 12,630ha of forest, adjacent to the 6,130ha of forest reserve currently being cleared for the construction of two hydropower dams.