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OCTOBER 9, 2010

A coordinated international law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of 25 individuals suspected of taking part in the illicit trade of tigers, one of the world's most endangered species. Tags: wildlife smuggling tigers interpol asia endangered species.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

And they certainly have no right to use endangered species as performers. These are ENDANGERED species. The treatment of circus elephants went on trial in federal court Wednesday with animal rights groups accusing Ringling Bros. Tags: circuses us elephants endangered species.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Detectives seized 200 products believed to be made from endangered animals including musk deer, leopards and tigers. The raid took place on the day an amendment to the law controlling illegal trade in endangered species came into effect.

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MAY 4, 2010

Here's a slideshow of the most imperiled animals. Tags: louisiana 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species.

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MARCH 29, 2010

The CITES irresponsible treatment of marine animals made it to Huffington Post too. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan endangered species. This article is by the President of the Blue Frontier Campaign. I'm glad others share my disgust with CITES and the UN.

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MARCH 2, 2010

But what does it really mean if you and I don't engage in saving this beautiful animal? Tags: tigers china endangered species. It's the Year of the Tiger on the Chinese calendar and there's plenty of talk and meetings going around.

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MAY 15, 2009

Around 12 million animals are used each year in the European Union (EU) for research purposes. This became clear from a report addressed at the European Parliament (EP) session on May 5–7, which seeks to vote on a directive concerning animal research. I really hope this passes.

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MAY 5, 2010

The animals threatened most by the spill are bluefin tuna, sea turtles, brown pelicans, shrimp and sharks. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species. Right now, there are still no confirmed deaths due to the spill, but rescue groups are gearing up for the worst.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

Their ads claim that the primate comes with "veterinary health documents, a "permit" from CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and a year's health care guarantee. And let's not even talk about all the internet sales of trophies and animal parts.

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APRIL 4, 2010

Tags: salmon marine animals hydropower dams endangered species. She highlights dams, but that is only one of the four H's (hydro, harvest, habitat and hatcheries) that are obliterating this beautiful creature. I think this opinion is pretty wide-spread. It's just easier to kill sea lions that to break down dams.

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APRIL 24, 2009

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. The bad news is that the pet trade is decimating the population on Sumatra.

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MARCH 8, 2010

About 60 have already been identified as nuisance animals with the possibility of future trapping and euthanization. We all know that it's not the sea lions' fault that the salmon runs are either threatened or endangered. Tags: State of Washington salmon Stupid sea lions dams endangered species.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Dr Scott Roberton, head of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), said that hunting wild animals for meat and trafficking had been happening in many countries, especially developing ones. In Viet Nam, hunting and trade in wild animals had been alarming, he said.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

Now that the species is listed in the US as "threatened," hunters can't import the dead body parts (aka hunting "trophies") in from Canada. Supposedly, environmentalists and animal rights activists have "unfairly made the polar bear into 'the panda bear of North America.'" insert crying baby picture here.)

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. The Environmental and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) said Huang, who possesses an array of wildlife, should be dealt with harshly to deter others from copying the behavior. Cross-breeding two protected species is completely against nature.

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APRIL 8, 2010

The psychological impact of over-hunting on the highly intelligent and sociable animals has been identified as the latest threat to the survival of the species. Paris naturalist Yves Paccalet said: 'It may be that these intelligent animals are so exhausted from their combat with humankind that they have simply have given up the fight.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2009

BLUE whales, the world’s largest animals, are reappearing in parts of the oceans where hunting once wiped them out, signalling that they may finally be returning from the brink of extinction. Tags: blue whales endangered species. And here's some good news for today.

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MAY 18, 2009

The endangered whales, possibly the largest animals ever to live on Earth, have yet to recover from the worldwide slaughter that eliminated 99 percent of their number, according to the American Cetacean Society. The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The deaths are a violation of the Marine Mammals Act and, because it’s a protected species, the shooting death of a Steller sea lion also violates the federal Endangered Species Act. Tags: wildlife crime seattle marine animals sea lions. Of course, will be there sufficient resources expended to catch the killers?

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AUGUST 21, 2008

Since 1976, Michigan's endangered and threatened species listing has been modified only six times--a fact [DNR's former endangered species coordinator, Todd} Hogrefe attributed to the tremendous amount of time and effort it takes DNR staff to decide which animals to include and which to leave out.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Reduced to Skin and Bones (PDF, 4 MB) shows that from January 2000 to April 2010, parts of between 1,069 and 1,220 Tigers were seized in 11 of the 13 tiger range countries—or an average of 104 to 119 animals per year. Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china endangered species.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

One of the major challenges in combating the bushmeat trade is identifying the source species for the meat and products. Once an animal has been carved up, meat looks like meat and leather looks like leather. How is anyone to know if it came from a species that is protected under national or international law?

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JULY 13, 2009

The trade in TCM {Traditional Chinese Medicine} products has also been growing at an annual rate of 10 percent, which has seriously impacted medicinal plant and animal populations, though more than half of plants and animals being used by TCM are from artificial propagation or captive breeding.

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MAY 12, 2009

Elephants need to roam and I don't particularly like having any animal gawked at in a zoo.but I don't really know if Woodland Park is worse than any other zoo. Tags: conservation seattle woodland park zoo elephants endangered species. I'm definitely open to feedback. I used to think they were better than many.

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JUNE 21, 2009

Tags: malawi africa animal rescue elephants endangered species. To bring this desperate situation into sharp focus, our team on the ground reports that one of the elephants darted this morning is missing the bottom portion of her trunk - probably as a result of a snare.".

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Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2010

I finally read SPECIESISM , by Joan Dunayer, which was published a couple of years after ANIMAL EQUALITY , which I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. Whenever the media report that someone has killed "an endangered animal" or "an endangered species," they too confuse an individual with a species.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Their mission is to raise awareness on threatened and endangered species through their fun and contemporary apparel. Not only is it made from 100% cotton, so it’s very soft and comfortable, but all of their tags, packaging, etc. Each shirt design has a fun trivia fact or two about the featured animal.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Rangers are able to identify individual gorillas because each animal's nose is uniquely patterned. Tags: virunga africa congo gorillas endangered species. Many worked for years without receiving a salary. And did you know. We have finger prints, gorillas have nose prints.

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JUNE 13, 2009

Bear paws are also considered a delicacy in southern China where exotic animals are favored by diners despite the impact on populations of endangered species. Tags: china. Disgusting.

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AUGUST 1, 2009

He added that the forest ministry, state governments and a separate authority on the management of tiger reserves had agreed to work together to ensure conservation of the endangered animal. Tags: India tigers wildlife endangered species.

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MARCH 13, 2010

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or Cites that opened in the Qatari capital on Saturday will be discussing 42 proposals during the next two weeks. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan. Oh look, more meetings. From Al Jazeera.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

I don't care how much these people love their "babies," these are wild animals that should be with their own kind. The individual primate and the species that is depleted for this "trade." Tags: Stupid entertainment primates endangered species. Remember Travis? Who suffers? Stupid TLC.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears. We need to ask them, what have they done for research, conservation; what have they done for those animals?"

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AUGUST 30, 2008

This may not seem like an animal issue, but it is. If McCain gets elected, then I can see the future of the Endangered Species Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Agriculture, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, etc. A big F-U to animals. Treatment headed by this woman's administration. worthy of George W.

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JANUARY 24, 2009

Lisa Steiner of Whale Watch Azores and Monica Silva from UA were guided to the animal by a land based lookout and recorded the animal travelling in a westerly direction for just over an hour. The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered species in the world with an estimated population of just 300 in the North Atlantic.

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OCTOBER 23, 2008

According to the complaint, the defendants routinely beat elephants, violating the 1973 Endangered Species Act by hitting them with bull hooks. Tags: animal cruelty circus elephants. employee, claims the defendants inhumanely and illegally mistreat their Asian elephants and have done so for decades.

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JANUARY 26, 2009

And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?) Tags: beluga whale Palin alaska endangered species. First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales.

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