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35 Articles match "Protection","Wildlife"
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Whales in danger.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ), is a non-profit organization working to save animals in crisis worldwide, to help protect our oceans’ whale population. IFAW advocates for the protection of wildlife in their habitats, works to prevent cruelty to animals, and rescues individual animals. Whales in danger.
4 The Love Of Animals
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Portugal Pursued by EU for Poor Environmental Policies
The European Commission said on Wednesday it is pursuing legal action against Portugal for breaching nature protection legislation. The resort falls within a site protected by the Habitats Directive and in the vicinity of a Special Area of Conservation for wild birds (Costa Sudoeste sites). But I'm glad the EU is calling them on it.
Critter News
- Sunday, May 9, 2010
See OCEANS, Save Oceans!
See OCEANS, Save Oceans ” is an initiative developed with The Nature Conservancy where a portion of each ticket sold for the film’s opening week April 22-28 will help establish new marine protected areas in The Bahamas. The Nature Conservancy and its more than 1 million members have protected nearly 120 million acres worldwide.
4 The Love Of Animals
- Friday, April 9, 2010
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China Calls for Tiger Protection
India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. What kind of protection do they really mean? You can put tigers on a farm for legal parts harvesting and still call it "protection." Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china
Critter News
- Monday, January 4, 2010
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India Takes More Steps to Protect Tigers
India is to amend its wildlife crime laws to protect the country's tigers, a government minister said. Environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh said that speeding up justice as well as hefty fines are needed to strengthen the Wildlife Protection Act. Tags: India tigers wildlife endangered species
Critter News
- Saturday, August 1, 2009
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect US Wolverines
government Tuesday to protect wolverines under the Endangered Species Act, saying the Interior Department disregarded scientific conclusions that the species is in jeopardy. Tags: us fish and wildlife endangered species Oh, what a surprise. The Department of the Interior ignored scientific conclusions regarding an endangered species.
Critter News
- Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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Virgina Creates Wildlife Crime Watch Program
Wildlife Crime Watch" is a new program implemented by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Emphasis will be placed on wildlife and environmental issues but traditional crime prevention will also be addressed. Tags: wildlife crime poaching hunting us Sounds intriguing.
Critter News
- Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing
of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency charged Wildlife Services for its illegal placement of a sodium cyanide M-44 (a highly lethal booby trap) on public land, which harmed a U.S. Tags: fish and wildlife USDA
Critter News
- Monday, February 23, 2009
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Central London Shop Raided for Illegal Wildlife Products
The regulations closed a legal loophole which enabled traders to pretend animal products came from countries with lower levels of protection. Tags: wildlife crime UK wildlife trafficking Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers endangered species Not surprisingly, they raided a shop selling Chinese traditional medicines.
Critter News
- Friday, August 14, 2009
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Bush Proposes Penguin Protection, Hell Freezes Over
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list six species of penguin as threatened species and one _ the African penguin _ as an endangered species. Not perfect, but still, wow.
Critter News
- Saturday, December 20, 2008
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More Drivel Out of CITES
As noted in another post, no protections for marine mammals. But plenty of drivel about improving law enforcement for wildlife protection. Tags: wildlife crime law enforcement CITES BS Just more drivel out of a toothless organization.
Critter News
- Thursday, March 25, 2010
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DNA Bar Codes Could Help Identify Illegal Bush Meat
How is anyone to know if it came from a species that is protected under national or international law? Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species This is an interesting piece from the Scientific American blog. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather.
Critter News
- Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Virunga Wildlife Rangers On the Offensive Against Militias
The Congolese rangers protect the wildlife in Virunga National Park, the most famous inhabitants of which are the 700 remaining mountain gorillas. These rangers are very brave people with possibly the most dangerous jobs in the world. And they don't get paid very much at all. One of these militias was involved in the Rwandan genocide.
Critter News
- Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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