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Long-line fishing boats catch tuna and other fish, and many an albatross. Most species of albatross are now threatened with extinction.

Global warming, habitat loss, farming and over fishing are causing increased loss of biodiversity. Changing environmental factors are putting the planet in peril.

CITES is a voluntary agreement between nations to ensure the trade in both living and non-living wild animals does not threaten any species' survival.

The latest report from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature calls the current loss of biodiversity a crisis.

Links to organizations that work to protect the environment and promote sustainable living

Tanzania has been hauled up and indicted by conservationists for its plan to develop deep sea port Mwambani, endangering prehistoric fish Coelacanth.

Primate rehabilitation centres, one in South Africa and one in Indonesia, offer unique opportunities for volunteers interested in caring for apes returning to the wild.

Anger over lead shot ban in California and critical habitat protection issues in Hawaii may have triggered the shooting of four endangered animals, three of which died.

In the past few decades, Pakistan has set up an extensive network of national parks to protect its rich biodiversity and wildlife habitats.

Lisa Ling appeared on ABC's The View to promote the new documentary on CNN. Planet in Peril: Battle Lines investigates the waste of the planet's resources.

Traditional healing methods based on local native plants have come back into use throughout the world while increasing land use is reducing botanical biodiversity.

Potential antidepressant and anti-cancer value may be lost as many species of magnolia are endangered. Also used for hypertension, amoebic dysentery and chest congestion.

Arctic dwelling polar bears are losing their feeding grounds to global warming and are threatened with extinction according to World Wildlife Organization (WWF).

Bear bile and claws bring big money to illegal hunters in California and British Columbia. Law enforcement and legal hunters join to end Chinese Medicine trade in bears.

The Blue Chaffinch has evolved on the isolated islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife, but its habitat has dwindled and the species is listed as Near Threatened.

Humans have interacted with amphibians since antiquity. Some of these exchanges are direct and easily understood while other connections are more difficult to discern.

The Center for Biological Diversity reports that about 15,000 medicinal plants across the globe are at risk from habitat destruction, overharvesting, and big business.

New Zealand is the world's youngest country. It is home to prehistoric lizards, flightless birds and the more recently introduced brown and rainbow trout.

It was the late Liverpool coach Bill Shankly who said "Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you it's much more serious than that".

Tagging Of Pacific Predators, a project of the Census of Marine Life, monitors ocean animals. May improve protection of endangered species and management of fisheries.

Traditional Medicine in Southern Africa is the realm of the Sangoma (Healer). Birds such as owls and vultures are often killed for use in their medicines and rituals.

Of Canada's four remaining recognized dog breeds, two are well known. Two survived near-extinction in the late 20th century, thanks to people determined to save them.

Equestrian history collides with motor car history in 1896 as the Walsall saddlery industry loses out to the rapid rise of motoring in Great Britain.

Enjoy the wetland ecosystem of the Pantanal in Mato Grosso on an organised Pantanal tour, which starts from the surrounding cities of Cuiabá, Campo Grande and Corumbá.

Just because a plant is native to the US or Canada does not mean it will succeed in your garden. You want plants native to your local environment.

Sustainable, Organic, Local and Ethical practices prevent tainted lettuce. No need to fear threats like e. coli, species extinction. I'll help you find good, safe food.

Despite the fact that the vaquita is literally on the brink of extinction, global media coverage and conservation efforts seem slight. Has the species been discounted?

The history of the spotted horse in North America goes back more than 500 years to the arrival of the horses brought by Spanish explorers.

Records have worked their way back to the top after merciless threats by digital media. The pure love of vinyl and music is what keeps records alive.

The destruction of the marshlands in Iraq threatens to annihilate the remnants of the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian civilizations of Iraq.