HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Discussion Area 討論區    Conservation 自然保育 (Moderators: BBS Moderators, Webcreeper)    >700 Threatened Species Remain Unprotected « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: >700 Threatened Species Remain Unprotected  (Read 477 times) HKBWS Office BBS Member BBS God     Posts: 1316 >700 Threatened Species Remain Unprotected « on: Sep 16th, 2003, 1:44am » Quote Modify For members' information:     Join press release September 11, 2003 (Durban, South Africa)   Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International IUCN – The World Conservation Union World Commission on Protection Areas   More Than 700 Threatened Species Remain Completely Unprotected, New Study Shows   … At least 223 bird, 140 mammal and 346 amphibian species threatened with extinction currently have no protection whatsoever over any part of their ranges, according to the most comprehensive analysis of its kind of the world’s protected area system…   ...The world's 1,183 threatened species, mapped and assessed by BirdLife International, were also analysed, revealing 223 gap species. Though birds are the best-studied group, close to 20% of threatened species have absolutely no protection. The largest concentration of unprotected birds is found in the Andes and Indonesia. Critically Endangered birds species without current protection include the Yellow-eared Parrot (Ogmorhynchs icterotis) which has fewer than 150 known individuals remaining and is found only in the Colombian Andes, and the Caerulean Paradise-flycatcher (Eutrichomyias rowleyi) of which less than 100 individuals are known to exist, only only Indonesia's Sangihe Island…   More information, click here: http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/Projectofficer/pr11092003.pdf   « Last Edit: Sep 16th, 2003, 1:46am by HKBWS Office » Logged From the HKBWS Office Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題 => Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------  - Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

香 港 觀 鳥 會
Hong Kong Bird Watching Society

Best viewed with IE 6.0 or Netsacpe 7.0: