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Ivory Bigger than Drugs in Africa

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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. "In Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa trafficking asia elephants.

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The slaughter tourism trade in Serbia

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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. And that flight is illegal because EU legislation does not allow export of game meat from Serbia to EU. The Turtle Dove is not a trophy animal.

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Saving the Drowning Cormorant, or the Kerkini Lake, Greece

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They were still listed as Endangered, but wildlife management measures taken in this park were clearly working. Instead of slowly driving through them, I chose to stop the engine and photograph the passing animals (I should have known better from taking safaris in Africa: never turn your engine off near large animals).

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