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MARCH 22, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Lakes, lightning, locusts and lizards Great Birding Sites From Great Birding Bloggers Anderson River Park Never Disappoints Birding Kuwait The Other Antigua About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas.

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MARCH 4, 2011

That is why it is such amazingly awesome news that the British Birdwatching Fair raised £242,000 to help conserve a species that could become the first recorded bird extinction in mainland Africa. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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JUNE 19, 2010

We are engaging new partners, like the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, to support local reforestation efforts and we’re working with companies from ESRI to Google Earth Outreach to employ cutting-edge geospatial technology to address conservation challenges in Africa. Congrats Maureen, and best wishes in your new appointment.

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JULY 24, 2009

The Last Great Ape Organization in Cameroon is only one of them, but it's the only law enforcement nongovernmental organization in Africa. Tags: africa bush meat congo gorillas endangered species cameroon. At least there are activists in African countries themselves that are working to stop this practice.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2008

It's incredibly exciting and any day now we're expecting good news.". Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas. Over the next month he and his staff will conduct a census of the mountain gorillas, hoping to find the population of roughly 200 unaffected by the tempest that has raged around them in the past 18 months.

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JANUARY 23, 2010

Tags: wildlife smuggling chimpanzees africa cameroon. The chimpanzee population is decreasing in the wild, but their numbers are increasing in sanctuaries. There are more rescues because there is more smuggling. Research shows this is what's happening in Cameroon.

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AUGUST 23, 2009

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.

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JULY 12, 2009

Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas. A post-mortem is being conducted on Bariyanga, a mountain gorilla found dead in Virunga. There are now only five members left in her group. This link takes you to a picture of her.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Tags: ivory africa sierra leone poaching elephants. Awful picture here. Again, it's all about the damn ivory.

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OCTOBER 2, 2009

Some wildlife experts have attributed the increase in elephant poaching to the presence of Chinese workers in Africa. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa Kenya china asia elephants traf.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Tags: ivory africa poaching trafficking thailand elephants. Unfortunately, if they are found guilty, they would face a maximum of only four years in jail. The fines could be up to 40,000 baht (1,150 dollars). The dollars part doesn't seem like much to me either, but it could be a fortune in Thailand. Anyone know?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime reptiles crocodile south africa endangered species. The article says most are okay , but in varying stages of health. I don't know how these poor animals survive stuffed in luggage. Very cruel.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

Tags: organized crime wildlife crime ivory africa zambia rhino elephants. Zambia's Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources is calling for a greater cooperation between her country's agencies in dealing with this serious issue. The worst areas of wildlife crime appear to be in rhino and elephant poaching.

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APRIL 19, 2009

Tags: rwanda africa animal rescue poaching gorilla. Back in February, a three-year-old gorilla was caught in a poacher's snare meant for antelope. Fortunately, wildlife staff from the Karisoke Research Center discovered it and it's okay now. Here's the story from the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund website.

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DECEMBER 29, 2008

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.

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MAY 29, 2009

Tags: developing countries africa economic development ecotourism uganda gorillas. This is a kind of symbiotic relationship that only benefits both members of the relationship. Lets hope it continues to flourish. There are only about 700 mountain gorillas left in the world.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking africa primates endangered species cameroon. This is totally fraudulent, however, because CITES bans international trade and does not issues such permits. And let's not even talk about all the internet sales of trophies and animal parts. Just another threat to already endangered primates.

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AUGUST 16, 2008

It will allow China to bid for more than 100 tonnes of ivory stockpiled in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe through culling and natural deaths. Tags: ivory africa CITES poaching china elephants.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Deng Deng National Park extends 580 square kilometres (224 square miles), an area about the size of Chicago, and will help conserve some 600 western lowland gorillas, one of four sub- species of the great ape, said the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society, which helped in the park’s creation.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Tags: virunga africa gorilla war congo. About 200 of the 700 remaining mountain gorillas are in this forest. They don't breed in captivity. Once they're gone, they're gone. Why can't we just leave them in peace?

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JANUARY 27, 2009

The new tally brings the Virunga mountain gorillas to an estimated 211—including 10 babies born during the rangers' absence. Tags: global warming virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species.

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MARCH 13, 2010

Apart from issues like combating elephant poaching for ivory in Africa and banning trade in polar bear skins, those focusing on sharks and tuna are likely to be among the most contentious. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan. Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban.

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AUGUST 27, 2008

A pit bull attacked and was dragging a boy down the road in South Africa. Tags: pit bull rottwiler. So, a neighbor got his rottweiler (named Blade), who fought off the pit bull and saved the kid. How cool is that?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. And did you know. Rangers are able to identify individual gorillas because each animal's nose is uniquely patterned. We have finger prints, gorillas have nose prints.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2008

Tags: virunga africa gorilla congo endangered species. "It is a huge step that all sides have agreed that the protection of Virunga as a World Heritage Site and its mountain gorillas is of sufficient priority to transcend political differences," said Virunga Park Director Emmanuel de Merode. Now it's time to assess the damage.

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MARCH 2, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa zambia trafficking elephants. 36 elephants? That's a huge slaughter in my opinion.

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JUNE 28, 2010

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. Tags: exotic meats phoenix arizona lion. A restaurant owner who put lion burgers on the menu in honor of the World Cup has felt a roar of anger from outraged animal rights activists.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

Tags: organized crime africa zim poaching rhino elephants. Also referred to as “The Butcher of Matabeleland”, he is the architect of Zimbabwe’s terrifying state security apparatus, creator of Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Office (CIO) - and rumored to be next in line for president after Mugabe.

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AUGUST 25, 2008

Tags: iccn chimpanzees wildlife trafficking africa congo. He has been implicated in poaching incidents in Rwindi and more importantly there is strong evidence that he is a ringleader in the illegal charcoal trade. I can't even imagine what happened to the baby chimp's mother.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

In some cases, notably in Africa, biodiversity is threatened by military conflict, or by well-armed gangs of poachers. In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

It takes a little longer for the hordes pouring out of Africa to reach the north of England, at least a week, often two after the first migrants make landfall on southern coasts before we get even a sniff of anything that has been near a Wildebeest over the winter. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Get yours today!

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JANUARY 21, 2009

Tags: obituary africa gorilla. Shinda maintained dominance of his group until his death and presided over its growth. He had his tender side as well, and was often observed spending hours grooming his favorite female, the elderly, one-eyed Pandora.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Ringer Anhinga and Darters (Anhingidae) The Anhinga and three darter species inhabit warm, freshwater regions of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Ringer Tags: cormorants , frigatebirds , genetics , taxonomy and systematics • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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JULY 10, 2012

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. Around 3,000 birds summered and bred at Birecik in the 1930’s but this declined to only 400 by 1982.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Veraguan Mango by Carlos Bethancourt Although the Neotropical region supports fewer bird families than Africa, there are considerably more bird species here than anywhere else on earth. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. And some loyal Panamanian birders will tell you it still is! Get yours today!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

In southern Africa, there are two species. The Spotted Thick-knee , Burhinus capensis is, is found across much of Africa, favouring open country and is perfectly suited to the dry sandy ground of the cape region, where this individual would almost certainly have been overlooked were it not for its bright yellow legs, eyes and bill.

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MAY 22, 2009

From the UN News Centre. Other measures needed to target the reduction of charcoal production include solar cookers, tree-planting on farms and the widespread use of fuel-efficient stoves, UNEP said in a news release. Tags: virunga africa united nations environment gorillas.

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