Tag: International Union for Conservation of Nature

Tiger numbers throughout much of Asia are on the rise. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates between 3,726 and 5,578 tigers roam the continent. Those numbers are up...

Until the mid-1800s, the Jamaican petrel was a common site on the shores of its namesake island. But then came invasive rats and mongooses, and the bird disappeared. Biologists have...

As members of the International Union of Game Biologists gathered for its congress in Budapest last month, they heard a message from TWS President Carol Chambers on the importance of...

The latest assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has designated the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) as critically endangered, recognizing the failure of conservation efforts to establish a...