Wildlife conservation

This was prepared as part of a comprehensive, concerted and integrated effort at a national level to make a significant headway in Sri Lanka 's marine turtle conservation. The publication aims to guide marine turtle conservation in Sri Lanka and covers strategies for in-situ and ex-situ conservation, research and monitoring, law enforcement, public awareness and education and community participation in conservation and eco-tourism.

This publication, which was prepared in Sinhala, provides a general introduction to an intergovernmental treaty, known as the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), which aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian species.

Aborda el tema de la conectividad del paisaje y su papel en la conservación de la naturaleza. Ofrece una idea comprensiva de la importancia de las medidas que mejoran la conectividad del paisaje, y de cómo estos enlaces pueden beneficiar el estatus de la conservación de especies de vida silvestre. Incluye ejemplos y estudios de caso.

Sharks and their relatives, the rays and chimaeras, are the diverse group of cartilaginous fishes that have evolved over 400 million years. Historically considered of low economic value to large-scale fisheries, today many of these fishes have become the target of directed commercial and recreational fisheries around the world, and they are increasingly taken in the by-catch of fisheries targeting other species.

This review of the European bison’s (Bison bonasus) status clearly indicates that, through proper management and conservation, its present numbers and distribution have improved significantly since its extinction in the wild at the beginning of the 20th century. The Action Plan briefly summarizes the history of extinction in the wild and present status of the European bison, as well as the reasons of extinction.

The new Canid Action Plan synthesizes the current knowledge on the biology, ecology and status of all wild canid species, and outlines the conservation actions and projects needed to secure their long-term survival.