Lion Population Decreasing in Kenya
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AUGUST 23, 2009
Kenya's lion population has dropped from an estimated 2,749 in 2002 to 2,280 in 2004 and probably just 2000 individuals in 2009. Tags: africa Kenya lion endangered species.
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Why Is the Federal Government Awarding Contracts to a Company That Was Involved in Smuggling Primates?
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Block pleaded guilty in February to felony conspiracy to violate the Lacey and Endangered Species Acts by conspiring to smuggle orangutans. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-11-15. Tags: animal experimentation. Biggest contracts: $232,500 with Army for Live Animals, Not Raised for Food.
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Africa’s endangered species
10,000 Birds
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.
Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing
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FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. Tags: fish and wildlife USDA. Estimates of predator populations by State fish and game officials indicate that the number of predators removed by WS is small compared with overall predator numbers.
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