The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

A users' guide to The IUCN Red List web site

03 April 2009 -
In October 2008, the IUCN Red List web site was given a brand new look. The new site has more functionality than ever before. This also means that the site has more detailed search pages that...
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Saola still a mystery 20 years after its spectacular debut

21 May 2012 -
Two decades after the sensational discovery of a new ungulate species called the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), this rare animal remains as mysterious and elusive as ever. The Saola...
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New online elephant database launched

21 May 2012 -
ElephantDatabase.org, a joint project of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) and Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), is a new site where the latest information from...
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Oil pipeline may threaten newly discovered glass frog species

15 May 2012 -
A newly discovered population of the Critically Endangered glassfrog species Centrolene heloderma is only located meters away from one of the two major oil pipelines of Ecuador,...
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IUCN bat expert wins prestigious conservation award

12 May 2012 -
Many congratulations to Rodrigo Medellín, co-chair of the IUCN SSC Bat Specialist Group, who has been awarded the 2012 Whitely Gold Award, donated by The Friends of Whitley...
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