News Article: April/May 2010International NewsBeluga Sturgeon Critically Endangered28-05-2010The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the reclassification of beluga sturgeon in the Caspian Sea as 'critically endangered' on its Red List, providing strong evidence that fishing and international trade should be halted and a stock-rebuilding plan initiated immediately. More Alaotra Grebe declared extinct28-05-2010
Alien fish species and nylon nets forced the extinction of a water bird in Madagascar, a conservation group says. The fragile bird, known as the alaotra grebe, has finally been declared extinct 25 years after the last confirmed sighting, according to BirdLife International. More
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