Wildlife conservation in Ireland has had a number of success stories to celebrate in recent years. Birds of prey such as the white-tailed sea eagle are breeding down in Killarney National Park after being reintroduced. This past week it was …
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The giant panda’s disappearance from the endangered species list
Nessa describes the success behind the struggle to prevent the extinction of the Giant Panda.
The giant panda has become something of a success story after the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) downgraded its threat level from ‘Endangered’ to ‘Vulnerable’. This is largely due to the monumental efforts made by the Chinese government …
Saving our biosphere – why we need conservation
Cian White highlights the importance and benefits of conservation and the horrifying consequences of human activity which may lead to the extinction of animal and plant species.
The Giant Panda was removed from the IUCN’s endangered list at the beginning of this month and is now listed as vulnerable. But what’s the point? Does it matter if the Giant Panda goes extinct? Or the Siberian Tiger or …