This Grey-Faced Sengi is only known from two forests in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania, both of which are fully protected but vulnerable to fires. The species was first described this year and has been placed in the Vulnerable category.

Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.
The new study to assess the world’s mammals shows at least 1,141 of the 5,487 mammals on Earth are known to be threatened with extinction. At least 76 mammals have become extinct since 1500. But the results also show conservation can bring species back from the brink of extinction, with five percent of currently threatened mammals showing signs of recovery in the wild.

The Sidamo Lark (Heteromirafra sidamoensis) is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and unlike previously believed its population is declining. Thus, it is uplisted again to Endangered in the 2007 IUCN Red List from the Vulnerable status it held since 2000.

SanWild is in desperate need of funds in aid of an emergency wildlife rescue operation. Two giraffes were spotted close to Tzaneen in an area made up of pine and eucalyptus plantations late yesterday (21 April 2009).

The animals seemed disorientated and the one has been injured. Both run a serious risk of starving to death as there is no food for them in the area. It is possible that the animals were introduced into a area from which they escaped and now they find themselves in serious trouble. Reports have also been received about a third giraffe in the area that is also lost. We have not yet managed to establish its exact whereabouts.

SAWCER is to undertake a conservation project relating to the Heaviside Dolphin located in the surrounding ocean area of Porth Nolloth, South Africa. Port Nolloth was established in 1854 as a small-vessel harbor. In addition to this the town also acts as a railway junction for the copper-mining industry. Port Nolloth is a also at the center of the diamond recovery and the crayfishing industries. It is because of these industries and the absence of any substantial research data of the impact these industries are having on the dolphin species in the area that SAWCER has undertook to establish a presence in this area.

The Blue Crane is one of 15 species of cranes worldwide. The Blue Crane is also the National Bird of South Africa and is threatened according to the IUCN red data list. These are special birds that display wonderful parenting skills, a master of martial arts when threatened and the most beautiful dancing displays during the breeding season. They are long lived birds that only breed once a year and they are monogamous. Are you interested?