Ten species with improved numbers in IUCN red list unveiled amid call for more biodiversity focus at COP25The Guam rail, a flightless bird typically about 30cm long, usually dull brown in colour and adorned with black and white stripes, has become a rare success story in the recent history of conservation.Previously extinct in the wild, the bird has been saved by captive breeding programmes and on Tuesday its status was updated on the IUCN red list of threatened species to critically endangered, along with nine others whose numbers have recently improved. Continue reading...
Previously extinct Guam rail saved in rare conservation success
10. prosinece 2019 15:15
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Zdroj: The Guardian