Read more International Union for Conservation of Nature stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32567/international-union-for-conservation-of-nature.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41581/water-monster-about-to-die-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexico’s “water monster"—a mere foot long but once central to the Aztec legend and diet—is close to dying out, the AP reports. Axolotls have long endured in the polluted Venice-like canals of Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City, but baby-gobbling fish and ebbing water quality are killing them off....http://www.newser.com/story/41581/water-monster-about-to-die-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Nov 2008 18:18:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34694/humpbacks-no-longer-in-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumpback whales, once feared to be on the verge of extinction, have made such a dramatic comeback that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has removed them from its list of vulnerable species. A ban on humpback whaling in the 1960s has allowed their numbers to grow to 55,...http://www.newser.com/story/34694/humpbacks-no-longer-in-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 9:56:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32168/corals-face-extinction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHundreds of species that make up the world's coral reefs are faced with extinction, which could result in the destruction of reefs that provide habitats for 25% of all marine life. Up to a third of all coral is immediately threatened, reports the Los Angeles Times . Global warming is one...http://www.newser.com/story/32168/corals-face-extinction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Jul 2008 2:16:37 CDT