Tag: WWF

A major study re-assessing the IUCN Red List status for all sharks, rays and chimeras reveals that over 1/3 of all these species are...

US$2.6 billion global trade in shark and ray meat revealed. Better rules and transparency needed to fight overexploitation More than 200 countries and territories are...

Nearly 40 sharks and rays reclassified as threatened, including one species of ray already possibly extinct (25 March 2021) New updates on the conservation status...

Studies have found 4000 chemical compounds found in Great Barrier Reef turtles Raises concerns about Reef chemical contamination hotspots, other wildlife, and human health  Toxic chemicals are accumulating...

NEW CAMPAIGN URGES AUSTRALIANS TO GIVE UP TORTOISESHELL TO SAVE THE HAWKSBILL TURTLE Australians are being urged to surrender their tortoiseshell products, such as jewellery,...

The WWF reports that are than 300 Species of Sharks and Rays Now Threatened with Extinction New assessments by the International Union for Conservation of...

WWF-Malaysia are conducting research in Sabah that is building on a global endeavour by leading shark researchers. The Global FinPrint Project, which ran from 2015-2019,...