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UK survey finds 28,000 plant species for medical use

Morethan28,000speciesofplantsaroundtheworldhaveamedicalusebutpoordocumentationmeanspeoplearenotmakingthemostoftheirhealthbenefits,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonTh

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Study reveals effects of ‘poorly run wildlife trade’ on Singapore’s bird species

Seven in 10 birds offered for sale in shops in Singapore are species not native or previously native to Singapore, raising concerns over the dangers of a poorly run trade and overharvesting, a study has found.

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Pangolin dinner prompts calls for species' protection

Animal listed as "critically endangered" after population declined by up to 94%

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New Zealand imports insects to fight plant invader

New Zealand appears to be taking a calculated risk with its otherwise strict environmental policy by using foreign species to fight an invasive and destructive plant.

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Int'l team identifies smallest salamander species

An international team of researchers has identified three new species of the world's smallest salamander and warned that the rare creatures are in danger of dying out.

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Sad news: Last known living member of rare tree frog species in captivity died in Georgia

The last known living member of a rare tree frog species in captivity, the Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, has died despite the Atlanta Botanical Garden's best efforts to save the endangered species.

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Endangered Chinese sturgeon faces new threat to survival in Yangtze River

Release of floodwaters washed farmed non-native species into river, where they will compete with wild fish

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Environment experts slam Hong Kong’s Airport Authority over coral translocation plans

The Airport Authority has come under fire again – this time from government environmental advisers – over plans to translocate just 5 per cent of rare and slow-growing coral colonies found near the construction site of its third runway.

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Scientists discover microscopic living organisms which kill butterflies

Insect scientists from Nairobi-based International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and their partners from Britain have discovered a male-killing microbe - a microscopic living organism that kills butterflies around Nairobi.

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Bornean orangutan, whale shark sliding towards extinction, conservationists say

The Bornean orangutan is on the verge of extinction, a top conservationist body said on Friday, also warning that the world’s biggest fish, the whale shark, and a hammerhead shark species were endangered.

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"Ugly" Aussie animals shunned by researchers: study

Australian animals that look "ugly" attract little or no research funding, leading to poor conservational outcomes, researchers say.

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World-first genome study to help endangered New Zealand parrot

A New Zealand native parrot is to become the first species to have genome sequencing of all surviving members in a bid to help save it from extinction, New Zealand scientists said Thursday.

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Australian zoo becomes home to highly endangered monkeys

An Australian zoo has entered into a global breeding program to bring a critically endangered monkey back from the brink of extinction.

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Aussie scientists to use herpes virus to eliminate rampant pest fish species

​One of Australia's greatest pest species, the European carp, could soon be brought under control by a unique strain of the herpes virus, after scientists declared it could kill up to 80 percent of the introduced fish while leaving other species unharmed.

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Interview: Urban-dwelling threatened species "forgotten" in conservation efforts: expert

Not enough is being done to support threatened species in Australia's urban areas, with cities home to almost five times the number of under-threat plants and animals than in rural regions, according to a leading Australian scientist.

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New Zealand's endangered species to get new "ambassador"

New Zealand's endangered species to get new "ambassador"

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New marsupial species may have been discovered in Australia

Researchers on Monday said they may have discovered a new species of gliding possums.