of pangolin, and all of them are on the so called red list of endangered species at risk of extinction. their meat is regarded as a delicacy in parts of asia, and their skills are said to have powerful medicinal qualities. bess and buster will be used airports, ports and along thailand s road network, and this is a lifetime commitment for the pair of them. they ll have a working life of about seven to eight years, and then they ll be retired and cared for in thailand. so, yeah, we re going to sunnier climes. the world wildlife fund says that the pangolin is the most trafficked memo in the world. if all goes according to plan, bess and buster would have something to say about that. tim allman, bbc news. sea cucumbers are arguably the ocean s unsung heroes. they live on the ocean floor, and, yes, they look like soggy sausages, but they help to keep the waters clean. and they re also a popular dish in parts of asia, which means their numbers have been declining. one solution is to activel
live animals critically endangered and indeed one of the most trafficked animals in the world. we reckon one is poached every 5 minutes. so really horrific numbers that they ve been trafficked. and by one estimate, nearly 3 million of them are poached each year. and there s not that many of them left. there are eight types of pangolin, and all of them are on the so called red list of endangered species at risk of extinction. their meat is regarded as a delicacy in parts of asia, and their scales are said to have powerful medicinal qualities. bess and buster will be used in airports, ports and along thailand s road network. and this is a lifetime commitment for the pair of them. they ll have a working life about 7 to 8 years, and then they ll be retired and cared for in thailand. so yeah, they re going to sunnier climes. the world wildlife fund says that the pangolin is the most trafficked mammal in the world.
endemic and since 2018 it has been on the red list of endangered species, listed as an endangered species, and previous to that it was classified as vulnerable so in that short time frame with been propagating and cultivating it has gone up a notch to endangered in the wild. to see one of these in the wild is a rare event. many botanic gardens around the world, one of our aims is to conserve species but to show public what a remarkable plant it is. so species but to show public what a remarkable plant it is. 50 it a remarkable plant it is. so it is not native a remarkable plant it is. so it is not native to a remarkable plant it is. so it is not native to australia - is not native to australia but is not native to australia but is it now growing in australia? yeah, so it s only native to sumatra, the only place in the world but it occurs naturally, and we are conserving it in our collections here. back in 20 maika 40,006 collections here. back in 20 maika 110,006 we terminated thre
The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are "devastating" marine life, with nearly a tenth of underwater plants and animals assessed so far threatened with extinction.
canada, to spend winter in the forests of mexico and california. bit that awe-inspiring migration is officially at risk. on thursday, the international union for conservation of nature or iucn declared the migratory monarchs endangered and added them to the red list of endangered species. it is like death by a thousand cuts. reporter: the classification comes after decades of falling populations in part due to climate change. monarch numbers are really tied to variation in year to year weather. and that the conditions that are best for monarchs are becoming more rare. so the hot and dry conditions are not good for them through most of their range. reporter: but climate change is just one factor. the iucn says deforestation has destroyed considerable areas of the monarch s winter shelter in california and mexico. and farming has also had a major