Browsing by Subject "Animal populations"
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Global marine populations halved since 1970, WWF says
(BusinessWorld,September 17, 2015 , on page S1/5)Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned Wednesday. In a new report, ... -
S. Asia most dangerous for sea turtles - study
(The Manila Times,September 30, 2011 , on page A6)The waters around India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are home to the world’s most endangered sea turtles, according to a study released Thursday aimed at setting a blueprint for global conservation. While it was well known ... -
Sea cows stricken off endangered list in US
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 1, 2017 , on page A13)Washington - Manatees were taken off the US interior department’s list of endangered species on Thursday and reclassified as threatened, a move condemned by conservationists who said it weakened protections for the giant ... -
Typhoons, floods linked to drop in crocodile population in Isabela
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 8, 2021 , on page A8)The typhoons and floods that hit Isabela province late last year might have caused the population of crocodiles in four sanctuaries to dwindle, a conservation group said on Wednesday. Marites Balbas, executive officer of ...