Topic: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Countries could face sanctions for failing to curb ivory trade

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species threatened to keep eight ivory-trading countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, from trading in legal wildlife products by forbidding other CITES member nations from buying from them.

Humans kill nearly 100 million sharks each year, say conservationists

Of 25 primates on brink of extinction, a quarter in Madagascar

Change Agent Protecting mangroves is cheaper than building coastal protection, expert says

Scientists release list of world's 100 most threatened species

Lemurs likely most endangered vertebrates, biologists report

Sawfish skewer species with serrated snout, say scientists

5 invasive species now in retreat

Standoff over South Korean naval base

Disgusting sea creature threatened with extinction

Rainbow toad: Found after 87 years, first photo ever

West Africa Rising: Could Guinea-Bissau jack up fishing rates on the EU?

How long does it take species to go extinct? Longer than previously thought.