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Good News and Bad News for Orangutans

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The bad news is that the pet trade is decimating the population on Sumatra. Tags: wildlife crime exotic pets wildlife trafficking animal cruelty orangutans pet trade endangered species. The good news is that a new population of about 2,000 individuals was discovered in Borneo.

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Environmental Groups Call For End To USDA Wildlife Killing

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of Wildlife Services , which is involved in mainly predator control programs (coyotes are a big target). Animals killed also include threatened and endangered species, a number which has steadily increased since 2005. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist and killed his dog. Ranchers oppose the move.

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The Florida FWC illegally killed 34 pythons and one 10-year-old pregnant Boa constrictor

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New England Reptile Distributers just released a video explaining a terrible incident involving the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission). He had a legal permit to own them (Conditional Species Permit), and had legally microchipped them according to FWC guidelines.

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