10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2015

And on their way south, they reach the killing fields of northern Serbia ( Newsweek on poaching in the Balkans ). More campaign photos at the FB page of the BPSSS/BirdLife Serbia). But by then, all surviving Turtle Doves are already in Africa, and those less fortunate await in deep freezers for their final flight to Italy.

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Serbia Slaughter Slaughtered Turtles 270

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JUNE 12, 2012

Before self-rule it was administered by South Africa and known as South-West Africa. After a brutal colonization that included genocidal campaigns against the Herero (80% killed) and Nama (50% killed) tribes, the Germans lost control when South Africa invaded soon after the declaration of the First World War.

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Namibia Angola Lovebirds South Africa 243

Critter News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Each year, up to 85,000 seals are killed in Namibia to make just a few dollars from their furs, when they would be worth so much more to the Namibian economy alive," said Claire Bass, WSPA International Oceans Campaign Leader. Excerpted from PR Newswire.

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Seals World Society For The Protection Of Animals WSPA Namibia 100