List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals

An Iberian lynx is visible in Doñana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain on Sept. 28, 2018.

IUCN said that the decline is due to the surge in demand for the Chilean cacti in Europe and Asia as ornamental species. The smugglers and poachers facilitating the trade, the organization said, have gained increased accessibility to the plants’ habitat due to roads and housing expansion in the Atacama area.

Once considered one of the most endangered wild cat species in the world, their population declined by 87 per cent and the number of breeding females dropped by more than 90 per cent between 1985 and 2001, according to Canada-based International Society for Endangered Cats. 'Worrying rumours' of planned 'non-consensual sexual acts' at after-prom party prompts Quebec police investigation

A member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet and the party's Ontario co-chair for the next campaign says the Liberals 'need to regroup' after a shocking overnight byelection loss to Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives.The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador northern cod moratorium, which gutted the province's economy and transformed scores of coastal communities after it was imposed more than 30 years ago.

An extinct ribbonlike sea creature about the size of a human thumb was one of the earliest animals to evolve a precursor of a backbone. Scientists recently identified the animal’s nerve cord by using a topsy-turvy twist. They turned its fossils upside down.When two veteran NASA astronauts blasted off on a test drive of Boeing's new capsule, they expected to head home from the International Space Station in a week or so.

Entering their fourth week without air conditioning in their downtown Toronto condo, residents say stifling indoor temperatures have become 'unbearable.'A 23-year-old man has died of his injuries after a shooting at a housing complex in North York's Shawnee Park area overnight. Arts Commons says a local benefactor has stepped up to help pay for a major upgrade, which will revolutionize the facility.More people in Ottawa have come forward who say they've fallen victim to a real estate scam, with scammers posing as real estate agents trying to rent real properties.Ottawa will receive a break from the rain today, just in time for the final day of classes at the city's two largest school boards.

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