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ENDANGERED SPECIES: SUCCESS STORIES
source: http://cmsdata.iucn.org/
downloads/ccspeciessurvival
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www.savedolphins.org
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There have been some successes in species conservation over the last 20 years…
- the decline of the black rhinoceros has been halted, and the species is slowly recovering (a combination of poaching and habitat loss has reduced the total world rhino population from 500,000 some thirty years ago, to about 14,000 individuals today);
- the unsustainable trade in certain parrot species has stopped (there are 328 species of parrot and all but 3 of these are listed on either Appendix I or II of CITES*);
- several crocodile populations are now well managed and increasing through carefully regulated, sustainable harvesting programmes;
- in some places, species have been re-introduced to parts of their former range, and are increasing, such as the Arabian oryx in Jordan.
However these are only isolated successes: conservation progress has generally been too little, too late, and the global situation continues to worsen…
- such successes are generally achieved through large investments that tackle immediate threats;
- there have been very few attempts to address the underlying driving forces of species loss.
* CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
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