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The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has reached another milestone in Indo-Burma: over US $1 million in small grants have been disbursed to conservation projects within the region.聽
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel, Chinese Cobra and an Australian butterfly are threatened with extinction
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Almost 80% of temperate slipper orchids and over 90% of lemurs are threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩. The newly assessed Japanese Eel has been listed as Endangered, while the Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo 鈥 the mascot of the鈥
Today is the first ever World Fish Migration Day and community events are taking place across the globe to celebrate the importance of freshwater migratory fish and free flowing rivers. WWF (NL), The Nature Conservancy (USA), the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 SSC/Wetlands International Freshwater Fish Specialist Group鈥