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51 Articles match "Africa"

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Happy 50th Anniversary Jane Goodall Institute
It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in Africa, and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots, the Institute’s global environmental and humanitarian youth program, which has groups in more than 120 countries. Jane Goodall, DBE. Goodall.  About the Jane Goodall Institute.
4 The Love Of Animals - Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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Flight to Freedom
ADI, which has previously rescued and relocated animals in Europe, South America and Africa have described it as one of the most complex logistical operation they have ever undertaken but say it will be worth all of the effort when the animals walk free. They have never felt the grass beneath their feet or had the space to truly run and play.
4 The Love Of Animals - Saturday, July 3, 2010
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Phoenix Restaurant Serves Lion Burgers
Cameron Selogie, owner of the Il Vinaio restaurant in Mesa, served burgers made with African lion this week as a nod to the tournament in South Africa. No, I'm not making this up. From the Associated Press. Reservations sold out, with a waiting list 100 long. Selogie has even received some death threats. I feel I was misled by this."
Critter News - Monday, June 28, 2010
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  • Huge Ivory Seizure in Africa
    More than two tons of illegal ivory have been seized and more than 100 people have been arrested in the largest international operation targeting wildlife crime across Eastern Africa, the Kenya Wildlife Service and INTERPOL announced today. Tags: ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants From the Environment News Service.
    Critter News - Thursday, December 3, 2009
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  • Largest Ever Trafficking Bust in Africa
    An operation across five Africa countries over weekend, targeting wildlife crime has led to arrest of almost 60 people and seizure of one ton of illegal elephant ivory, Interpol has reported. Tags: wildlife crime ivory wildlife trafficking africa elephants Just five days ago.
    Critter News - Saturday, November 22, 2008
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  • Ivory Bigger than Drugs in Africa
    Trafficking in ivory and game meat has become one of the most lucrative illegal trades in Africa due to rising demand in Asia, experts said on Friday. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa trafficking asia elephants Sad, sad, sad. Why doesn't this greed ever end? Ivory means NOTHING. It's just a material. It's just so frustrating!
    Critter News - Tuesday, July 7, 2009
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  • Another Dead Mountain Gorilla
    Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas
    Critter News - Sunday, July 12, 2009
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  • Sierra Leone's Elephant Population Near Extinction
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    Critter News - Monday, February 1, 2010
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  • Search Begins for Mountain Gorillas
    Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas
    Critter News - Friday, November 28, 2008
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  • Obituary for Shinda the Silverback
    Tags: obituary africa gorilla
    Critter News - Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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  • Chimpanzees in Sanctuaries Reflect Widespread Smuggling
    Tags: wildlife smuggling chimpanzees africa cameroon
    Critter News - Saturday, January 23, 2010
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  • Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya
    I've been reading a lot about threatened elephants and primate populations in Africa and wondered about lions. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species One rarely hears about how they are doing. But, unfortunately, they are in trouble too. This article talks about the specific situation in Kenya. The storyline is all too familiar.
    Critter News - Sunday, August 23, 2009
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  • Elephants Missing in Chad, Presumed Poached
    Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savannah elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, have crashed to just 1,000 animals from an estimated 3,000 in 2006. Tags: ivory chad africa poaching elephants This situation sounds a lot like the the mountain gorillas, the Congo and Virunga National Park.
    Critter News - Monday, December 29, 2008
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