Mammal news
Baby born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
The birth of a Sumatran Rhino in Indonesia, just a few weeks after the start of The International Year of the Rhino, has given extra hopefor the conservationofthis threatened species.
28 Jun 2012 | News story
Experts report highest elephant poaching and ivory smuggling rates in a decade
Elephant poaching levels are the worst in a decade and recorded ivory seizures are at their highest levels since 1989, according to a report published today by the Convention on International Trade…
22 Jun 2012 | News story
'Rhino under threat’ film premiere in Rio
The United Nations TV (UNTV), and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) launched today at Rio + 20 the film Rhino under…
18 Jun 2012 | Article
A Triumph for Species in the 2012 Rolex Awards Laureate Selection
The 2012 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, announced yesterday at the Science Museum in London, UK, recognize pioneers whose work contributes to protecting the environment, or improving lives. Three of…
14 Jun 2012 | News story
2012 marks the start of The International Year of the Rhino
Increasing alarm for the fate of the two rarest rhinoceros species, and growing concern over the increased illegal hunting of rhinos and demand for rhino horn affecting all five species, has prompted…
05 Jun 2012 | Media advisory
Full force of the law needed to save stricken dugongs
Law enforcement is key to saving one of the world’s most threatened marine mammals - the Dugong (Dugong dugon) - and a project funded by SOS - Save Our Species is on the case in Mozambique.
23 May 2012 | News story
Saola still a mystery 20 years after its spectacular debut
Two decades after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), this rare animal remains as mysterious and elusive as ever. The Saola Working Group… | French | Spanish
21 May 2012 | International news release
New online elephant database launched
ElephantDatabase.org, a joint project of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) and Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), is a new site where the latest information from elephant…
16 May 2012 | News story
IUCN bat expert wins prestigious conservation award
Many congratulations to Rodrigo Medellín,co-chair of the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group, who has been awarded the 2012 Whitley Gold Award, donated by The Friends of Whitley Fund for Nature, in…
11 May 2012 | News story
More news from our SSC Conservation Heroes
Have you read the latest blogs from our IUCN SSC Conservation Heroes?
09 May 2012 | News story
