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News from GWC and partners.

GWC is a partner supporting the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. UNEP story

New vision required to stave off dramatic biodiversity loss. UNEP story

Governments must tackle the underlying causes of biodiversity loss. BBC story

New-found Asian antelope said close to extinction. Reuters story

Bizarre bald songbird found living in Laos. Reuters story

The Northern Rockies Gray Wolf and the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Professors call for science as basis for public policy. Valdosta State University story

Conservation of the Kihansi Spray Toad. NY Times story

The Japanese Giant Salamander. Close encounters with Japan's 'living fossil'. BBC story

Mammal database identifies species destined for trouble. New Scientist story

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on May 22, The International Day for Biological Diversity. UN story

Currently, 625 Globally Threatened birds are threatened by invasive alien species. BirdLife International story

One of the rarest reptiles in the world, the Critically Endangered Siamese Crocodile, is the focus of a captive breeding program at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia. BBC story

A study published by GWC scientists and colleagues describes the world's remaining areas that contain fully intact large mammal faunas. BBC story

Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rockies region and the western Great Lakes region were removed from the U.S. Endangered Species List. NY Times story

Scientists discovered over 100 new frog species on the island nation of Madagascar. CNN story

GWC scientists collaborated on a major research study on the conservation status of the world's mammals. BBC story

A World Wildlife Fund report highlights the importance of the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia. WWF story

A letter to the U.S. Congress highlights recent reports confirming that North American bats are under serious threat due to an emergent disease called white-nose syndrome. Center for Biological Diversity press release