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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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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Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day

12 May 2012 -
May 12th – 13th 2012 is World Migratory Bird Day. This year’s theme is ‘Migratory birds and people - together through time’ and people all over the world will be...
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SOS - Save Our Species: New call for proposals open!

11 May 2012 -
The second SOS Call for Proposals has just opened. Non-governmental organisations (including IUCN members), community groups, and other civil society organisations are welcome to...
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