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Polar bears 'have started eating dolphins due to climate change'
Scientists observe polar bears in Arctic eating dolphins for the first time ever, blaming reduction of sea ice for broadening animals' diet
WMBD Video Competition Results
The Secretariats of CMS and AEWA are marking this year’s World Environment Day (WED), the annual awareness-raising campaign led by UNEP, by announcing the winners of the first-ever World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) video competition.
2015/015: New Funding Opportunities for African Elephant Conservation
The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of the recent contribution of €500,000 by the German Government towards th
World Environment Day 2015
World Environment Day 2015 Logo
Bonn, 4 June 2015 - World Environment Day (WED) being celebrated tomorrow, 5 June, is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging w
2015/014: Request for Information on Steps Taken to Mitigate Underwater Noise
In 2011, CMS Parties adopted Resolution 10.24 on Further Steps t
Catastrophic Collapse of Saiga Antelopes in Central Asia
© Sergei Khomenko (FAO)
More than 120,000 saiga antelope have been confirmed dead in central Kazakhstan, representing more than a third of the global population. This is a major blow for conservation efforts given that saigas have in the past ten years only just started to recover from a global population size of less than 50,000 animals following a 95% crash in numbers.
Aquatic Warbler: experts meet to discuss the next steps for its long-term protection
MOS3 participants
The Third Meeting of Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation Measures for the Aquatic Warbler reiterates the aim of its Action Plan and makes new recommendations for its implementation.
Poachers killed half Mozambique's elephants in five years
Government-backed survey shows elephant numbers declined from 20,000 to 10,300 due to illegal wildlife trade and lack of governance.
International Day for Biological Diversity
Atlantic Puffin © Nina Mikander; Pygmy Devil Rays © Guy Stevens, Manta Trust; Black-tailed Godwit © Ton van de Acker; African Lion © Luke Hunter; Shoebill © Jearu/Fotolia.com; Bactrian Camel © Petra Kaczensky; Scalloped Hammerhead Shark © Edoardo Espinoza; Lesser Flamingo © Mark Anderson; Green Turtle © Bthv; Monarch Butterfly © Allen Montgomery/USFWS; Mountain Gorilla © Ian Redmond; Impala; Snow Leopard © Snow Leopard Conservancy; Common Dolphin © Cherylle Millard-Dawe; Saker Falcon © Tony Hisgett; Argali Sheep © Askar Davletbakov; Nathusius' pipistrelle © Suren Gazaryan; African Elephant © Melanie Virtue; Polar Bear © Peter Prokosch; Eurasian Spoonbill © Lars Soerink; Aquatic Warbler © Zymantas Morkvenas
On behalf of the CMS Family, Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species has issued the following statement
Update: More than 27,000 Saigas Confirmed Dead: CMS Sends Out Emergency Expert Mission
Saiga © Navinder Singh
In response to a request from Kazakhstan, the CMS Secretariat is sending out an expert mission today to strengthen work to identify the cause of the current saiga die-off.