Consequently, the IUCN still supports active conservation programs to protect vicuñas, even though they lowered its status to least concern.

Though controversial ( with many traditional herpetologists still using Bufo marinus ) the binomial Rhinella marina is gaining in acceptance with such bodies as the IUCN, Encyclopaedia of Life, Amphibian Species of the World and increasing numbers of scientific publications adopting its usage.

The " New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening " ( 1999 ) points out that among the various kinds of organisations now known as botanical gardens there are many public gardens with little scientific activity, and it cites a more abbreviated definition that was published by the World Wildlife Fund and IUCN when launching the ’’ Botanic Gardens Conservation Strategy ’’ in 1989: " A botanic garden is a garden containing scientifically ordered and maintained collections of plants, usually documented and labelled, and open to the public for the purposes of recreation, education and research.

In 2012 the Society for Marine Mammalogy began considering the Bolivian ( Inia geoffrensis boliviensis ) and Amazonian ( Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis ) subspecies as full species Inia boliviensis and Inia geoffrensis, respectively ; however, much of the scientific community, including the IUCN, consider the boliviensis population to be a subspecies of Inia geoffrensis.

In 1947 – 1948, with the then director general of the United Nations ' scientific and education organisation UNESCO, Julian Huxley, he was involved in forming the International Union for the Protection of Nature ( IUPN ) ( now International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN )).

In 2012 the Society for Marine Mammalogy began considering the Bolivian ( Inia geoffrensis boliviensis ) and Amazonian ( Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis ) subspecies as full species Inia boliviensis and Inia geoffrensis, respectively ; however, much of the scientific community, including the IUCN, consider the boliviensis population to be a subspecies of Inia geoffrensis.

Most of the scientific community accepts this single species classification, as does the IUCN.

The Disappointment Reference Area, and the nearby Stony Creek and Joey Creek Reference Areas, are assigned the IUCN Category Ia ( Strict Nature Reserve ) and are managed mainly for scientific purposes

The IUCN does not normally make such designations, but may use the term in scientific discussion.

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law is a network of some 60 law schools worldwide that specialize in the research and teaching of environmental law.

It was formerly classified as a Near Threatened species by the IUCN, but new research has confirmed that the Long-billed Curlew is again common and widespread ( Jones et al.

The museum also provides the Smithsonian Ocean Portal, a complementary web site which provides regularly updated, original content from the museum ’ s research, collections, and Sant Ocean Hall as well as content provided by more than 20 collaborating organizations, including ARKive, Census of Marine Life, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, Encyclopedia of Life, IUCN, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, National Geographic, NOAA, New England Aquarium, Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, Pew Charitable Trusts, SeaWeb, Save Our Seas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, World Heritage Marine Programme.

Formerly classified as a Near Threatened species on the IUCN Red List, new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed.

Formerly classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN, recent research shows that its numbers are decreasing more and more rapidly.

It was formerly classified as Endangered by the IUCN, but recent research shows that it is not as rare as previously believed and that its population has stabilised.

Further research is required to determine the size and range of the population and the species has been re-assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

While giving priorities to cat species having the IUCN “ Endangered ” status or above, the Wildcat Fund encourages projects conducting pioneering biological and ecological research of little known cat species in an effort to increase understanding of these species and help design improved conservation techniques.

IUCN gathers the latest knowledge about biodiversity and ecosystems and their contribution to human well-being ; runs field projects around the world to better manage our natural environment and helps to develop environmental policy, laws and best practice.

Since 2006, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) has convened the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel ( WGWAP ), consisting of marine scientists who provide expert analysis and advice concerning impacts on the endangered western gray whale population from oil and gas projects in the area, including Sakhalin-I.

The American black bear is listed by the IUCN as Least Concern, due to the species ' widespread distribution and a large global population estimated to be twice that of all other bear species combined.

Of all protected ares, two-thirds are considered strictly protected ( IUCN categories I to IV ), and the rest is mostly managed resources protected area ( IUCN category VI ).

The IUCN now has a Bumblebee Specialist Group ( BBSG ), which is organising a concerted effort to assess the threat status of all bumblebees worldwide.

Globally, common throughout its range, only becoming scarce at the edge of the distribution The IUCN, Birdlife International and The British Trust for Ornithology ( BTO ) all list Aegithalos caudatus as a ‘ species of least concern ’, currently under little or no threat and is reasonably abundant .< ref > Bird, J. and Butchart, S. B. I.

In general, though it requires mature woodland to breed and is occasionally caught as a cage bird, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak is not at all rare, and not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

Drills are among Africa ’ s most endangered mammals, and are listed by the IUCN as the highest conservation priority of all African primates.

As a result, this species is now considered vulnerable by the IUCN, and European medicinal leeches are legally protected through nearly all of their natural range.

The IUCN lists it as a threatened species, and as of June 14, 2006, it was afforded some international protection by being listed as a CITES 3 species ( which will put limits on exportation from the United States and all international trade in this species ).

In all, 119 stocks or subpopulations across 69 species have been assessed by the IUCN in 2006.

This is perhaps the least-known of all grouse in the world, and it was formerly classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN.

Despite a total ban on all killing or capture of wildlife other than fish and some invertebrates, it appears that there is a consistent pattern of depleted biodiversity or loss of species ( notably at least six mammals and one important reptile ) in this century, and that the " ecological quality of the original mangrove forest is declining " ( IUCN 1994 ).

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In Quebec, the parks are labelled " national parks " and are all IUCN category II protected areas ( like at the federal level, and as opposed to many provincial parks ), and are managed by Société des établissements de plein air du Québec.

The IUCN reported in 2008, " The taxonomy of this genus is clearly in need of review, and it is likely that O. orca will be split into a number of different species or at least subspecies over the next few years.

Tanzania is also home to 130 amphibian and over 275 reptile species, many of them strictly endemic and included in the IUCN Red Lists of different countries.

The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986 as the population decline in parts of the species ' range is likely to be well over 70 % over the last three generations.

According to the IUCN, over 85 % of sturgeon species are classified as at risk of extinction, making them more critically endangered than any other group of species.

One species ( the Ashy Storm Petrel ) is listed as endangered by the IUCN due to a 42 % decline over twenty years, and two other species are also listed as near threatened or worse.

Since 2002 this small cat has been listed as Near Threatened by IUCN due to concern over potential low population size and decline.

With an estimated population in 2003 of over nine million individuals, the Hairy Woodpecker is listed by the IUCN as a species of least concern in North America.

Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50 % over the last three generations, estimated to be 60 – 75 years.

These birds are generally common and occur over a wide range ; consequently, the IUCN does not consider them a threatened species.

Woodlands cover 9. 8 % of the total area, of which over 800 hectares are classified as protected areas because their rare species of plants and habitats of animals are on the IUCN red list.

The Charter has been formally endorsed by organizations representing millions of people, including the UNESCO, over 250 universities around the world, the World Conservation Union of IUCN, the Indian National Capital Territory of Delhi, the 2001 U. S. Conference of Mayors, and dozens of youth organizations.

It is listed by the IUCN as near threatened, as the global population is estimated to be under 10, 000 mature individuals which continues to experience deliberate and incidental persecution along with a decrease in its prey base such that it may come close to meeting a continuing decline of 10 % over the next three generations.

In 1996, the species was classed as endangered by the IUCN, then upgraded to " near threatened " in 2006, and in 2008 changed to " data deficient ", despite concern over habitat destruction, particularly due to cattle farming.

It is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered due to an ongoing reduction in numbers, having been calculated as declining more than 50 % over the past three generations and expected to decline at a rate exceeding 80 % over the next three generations.

At the end of 2007, over half the species at the zoo appeared on the IUCN Red List and 155 were classified as threatened species.

While the species is relatively common in many areas, it is considered to be " Near Threatened " by IUCN because of concern over land-use changes in the regions where it lives.

The IUCN currently lists the species as " Near Threatened " because of the concern over habitat conversion in many countries in the cat's range.

When only one springhare species was recognized, it was listed as vulnerable by the IUCN in 1996 due to an approximately 20 % decrease in the population over the previous ten years.

The species is classed by the IUCN as Endangered, as there are fewer than 2, 500 mature individuals and the numbers have continued to decline by an estimated 20 % over two generations.

A recent assessment for IUCN reports 3000-3500 of these animals live scattered over several areas in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

According to IUCN, there has been a population decline of 96 – 98 % over a three-generation period since 1946, and the once widespread population of an estimated 5, 000 to 10, 000 individuals has been reduced to a very small number of widely spaced subpopulations of fewer than 235 individuals in 2006.

The Florida manatee subspecies ( Trichechus manatus latirostris ) was listed in October 2007 as Endangered by the IUCN on the basis of a population size of less than 2, 500 mature individuals and a population that is estimated to be in decline by at least 20 % over the next two generations ( estimated at ~ 40 years ) due to anticipated future changes in warm-water habitat and threats from increasing watercraft traffic over the next several decades.