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INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE INSTITUTE: Supporting multi-species research, science and conservation worldwide

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Mountain gorillas will lose 90% of their range due to climate change, growing human populations, and land-use changes

[AWF @AWF_Official]

According to a new study, mountain gorillas will lose 90 percent of their range due to climate change, growing human populations, and land-use changes. https://t.co/E1e6N4WpKw

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Dolichomitus is a widespread genus of Darwin wasps characterized by large bodies, long ovipositors & vivid colors. The new species of Dolichomitus, named Dolichomitus meii, was discovered at the biological station of Yanayacu on NE slopes of the tropical Ecuadorian Andes.

[Wildlife Institute @WildInstitute]

Entomologists have described a new iridescent species of the parasitoid wasp genus Dolichomitus from the Ecuadorian Andes. Dolichomitus meii, holotype, female; habitus in lateral view. Scale bar - 5 mm. Image credit: Di Giovanni

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Asia's Dhole Wild Dog Populations At Risk Of Extinction @USFWSIntl @WWF
https://t.co/A066iFLxkJ

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Deforestation spikes in Virunga National Park, DRC
@mongabay @AWF_Official @wcs_congo @gorillacd
https://t.co/X6VrUkkm3Z

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Reckoning with elitism and racism in conservation @Mongabay https://t.co/vahYZFRqfp

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New survey nearly doubles Grauer’s gorilla population:
Wildlife Conservation Society has revised the population estimate for Grauer’s gorillas to 6,800, up from a 2016 estimate of 3,800 https://t.co/YXSdvS9oQD

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A new species of orange-furred bat recently described from caves & mining tunnels of Nimba Mountains, Guinea.
The new species, named Myotis nimbaensis, may also be critically endangered and found only in this particular mountain range #Guinea #Africa https://t.co/SYD8mVpS7b

[Wildlife Institute @WildInstitute]

Rangers who lost their lives:

BURHANI ABDOU Surumwe, aged 30 years

KAMATE MUNDUNAENDA Alexis, aged 25 years

MANENO KATAGHALIRWA Reagan, aged 27 years

KIBANJA BASHEKERE Eric, aged 28 years

PALUKU BUDOYI Innocent, aged 28 years

NZABONIMPA NTAMAKIRIRO Prince, aged 27 years

[Wildlife Institute @WildInstitute]

Rangers who lost their lives:

BURHANI ABDOU Surumwe, aged 30 years

KAMATE MUNDUNAENDA Alexis, aged 25 years

MANENO KATAGHALIRWA Reagan, aged 27 years

KIBANJA BASHEKERE Eric, aged 28 years

PALUKU BUDOYI Innocent, aged 28 years

NZABONIMPA NTAMAKIRIRO Prince, aged 27 years

[Wildlife Institute @WildInstitute]

Virunga National Park confirms the deaths of 6 Park Rangers in an attack by armed assailants on the morning of Sunday 10th January 2021

[Virunga National Park @gorillacd]

Statement from Virunga National Park following the fatal attack on Park Rangers today: https://t.co/P30dSCmLqJ

[Panthera @PantheraCats]

In 2021 we celebrate our 15th Anniversary protecting the planet’s 40 species of #wildcats. With scientists, law enforcement experts and advocates on the ground in 39 countries and thousands of supporters globally, we're ensuring wild cats survive for generations to come. (1/2)

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Desert lions, Namibia

[Desert Lions @desert_lions]

Lions return to Hoaruseb River
The two “Orphan” lionesses, Xpl-106 “Alpha” and Xpl-109 “Bravo” of the Hoanib Floodplain pride expanded their home range area and discovered the lush and productive Hoaruseb ephemeral river.

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Why are rhinos so important for ecosystems? @africageo #Rhinos #Africa https://t.co/cwawztqCdU

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Leopards are at risk of losing their genetic diversity. https://t.co/ROryYTl052

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Myanmar's newly described primate species the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa) is already critically endangered down to the last 200 individuals. They separated from other known species around one million years ago https://t.co/yXW47uG97C

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The Kazakh govt finalized the restoration plan for Turanian tigers in Central Asia, designating a 15-year long program for the restoration of a tiger in the southern shore of the Balkhash Lake and the region of the Ili River delta @PantheraCats @WWF_tigers https://t.co/FuBEMVLuRs

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Two new species of greater glider, a cat-size marsupial that lives in the forests of Australia, have been identified after scientists ran DNA tests on new tissue samples of the animals https://t.co/5bs5iMNzGe

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UPDATE:
The official correspondence of ICS with DoE confirms the rejection of the road plan, as it is capable of destroying two protected areas in the Cheetah corridor confirms - update via @IranianCheetah

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UPDATE:
The official correspondence of ICS with DoE confirms the rejection of the road plan, as it is capable of destroying two protected areas in the Cheetah corridor confirms - update via @IranianCheetah

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In Iran, a new road project threatens to disrupt vital corridor for the nation's critically endangered cheetah population #Iran #Cheetahs @pantheracats

[Iranian Cheetah Society | انجمن یوزپلنگ ایرانی @IranianCheetah]

A new road planned to cross one of the most critical cheetah corridors. this is the only corridor that connects northern and southern populations in Iran. We warned the Department of Environment about this potentially deadly road.
Read more:
https://t.co/Kx6LzSH3u0