This list contains 21 entry(ies).
China’s Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was declared likely to be extinct in 2006, due to threats in the wild such as habitat loss, entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes, which were not effectively dealt with using the management tools available prior to that time.
Author(s):
- Taylor, Barbara L.
- Abel, G.
- Miller, P.
- Gomez, F.
- Fersen, L. von
- DeMaster, D.
- Reeves, Randall R.
- Rojas-Bracho, L.
- Wang, D.
- Hao, Y.
- Cipriano, F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
China’s Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was declared likely to be extinct in 2006, due to threats in the wild such as habitat loss, entanglement in fishing gear and ship strikes, which were not effectively dealt with using the management tools available prior to that time.
Author(s):
- Taylor, Barbara L.
- Abel, G.
- Miller, P.
- Gomez, F.
- Fersen, L. von
- DeMaster, D.
- Reeves, Randall R.
- Rojas-Bracho, L.
- Wang, D.
- Hao, Y.
- Cipriano, F.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Cetacean Specialist Group
The Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Catchment (LMNNC) supports exceptionally high diversity and endemism of freshwater species.
Author(s):
- Sayer, C.
- Palmer-Newton, A.F.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
- IUCN Global Species Programme
The Lake Victoria Basin is internationally recognised for its high freshwater species diversity and endemism, which are of critical importance to local livelihoods and national economies within the basin.
Author(s):
- Sayer, C.
- Máiz-Tomé, Laura
- Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The inland waters of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot support a high diversity of aquatic species with high levels of endemism.
Author(s):
- Máiz-Tomé, Laura
- Sayer, C.
- Darwall, W.R.T.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Global Species Programme
- IUCN, Species Programme, Freshwater Biodiversity Unit
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
The Bellinger River Snapping Turtle (BRST) (Myuchelys georgesi) is a freshwater turtle endemic to a 60 km stretch of the Bellinger River, and possibly a portion of the nearby Kalang River in coastal north eastern New South Wales (NSW). In mid-February, 2015 a significant mortality event was obser
Author(s):
- Jakob-Hoff, Richard M.
- Lees, C.M.
- McGilvray, G.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)
Author(s):
- Plumptre, Andrew J.
- Ayebare, S.
- Segan, D.
- Watson, J.
- Kujirakwinja, D.
Organization(s):
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
Author(s):
- Cardoso, Pedro
- Bushell, Mark
- Price, Mark R. Stanley
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group
- Finnish Museum of Natural History
- Bristol Zoological Society (BZS), UK
- Instituto das Florestas e Conservacão da Natureza, PT
Author(s):
- Ang, Andie
- D'Rozario, V.
- Jayasri, S.L.
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG)
Author(s):
- Hochkirch, Axel
- Tatin, Laurent
- Price, Mark R. Stanley
Organization(s):
- IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Grasshopper Specialist Group
- Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, FR
Organization(s):
- WWF
- Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), US
- Conservation International
- United States, AID
- Nature Conservancy, US
- BirdLife International
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
Organization(s):
- Nature Conservancy, US
- United States, AID
- Parks in Peril Program
Author(s):
- Beck, Michael W.
- Groves, Craig
- Higgins, Jonathan V.
- Saxon, Earl C.
Author(s):
- Bystriakova, Nadia
- Kapos, Valerie
- Stapleton, Chris
- Lysenko, Igor
Organization(s):
- UNEP-WCMC
- INBAR International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
As the need increases for sound estimates of impending rates of animal and plant species extinction, scientists must have a firm grounding in the qualitative and quantitative methods required to make the best possible predictions. Extinction Rates offers the most wide-ranging and practic
Author(s):
- Lawton, John H.
- May, Robert M.
Author(s):
- Rodgers, W. A.
- Panwar, Hemendra S.
Organization(s):
- FAO
- Wildlife Institute of India, IN
Author(s):
- Carlozzi, Carl A.
- Carlozzi, Alice A.
