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An Environmental Case Study - A Peril in Paradise: The Threat and Consequences of Mining in Sibuyan Island, Philippines

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Unfortunately, this paradise’s ecosystem is now threatened by alleged illegal mining operations. Read the full original case study article: A Peril in Paradise: The Threat and Consequences of Mining in Sibuyan Island, Philippines submitted by /u/Poseidon_9726 [link] [comments]

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Eating Cats and Dogs Could Become Illegal in China

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You can already read the excuses being cited in this article. The legislation is only being drafted right now and there's a long way to go I suspect before such laws would pass.

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Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming

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According to a New York Times article : In a monthlong trial here, the defendants never denied that they had occupied and held the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters for nearly six weeks, demanding that the federal government surrender the 188,000-acre property to local control. Are you kidding me?

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Fighting Illegal Wildlife Trade Requires More Funding

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According to this article, the current funds are not sufficient for the work involved. Not surprising.

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I Remember Elephants

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The Great Elephant Census found that populations of Savanna Elephants Loxodonta africana have fallen by 30% between 2007 and 2014 (around 144,000 animals poached or population shrunk at a rate of 8% a year, a level higher than their reproduction rate; source https://peerj.com/articles/2354.pdf

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Europe's Pig Industry Mad about Undercover Investigation

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Compassion in World Farming led an undercover investigation that showed illegal tail docking and poor attempts at pig enrichment on factory farms, in violation of EU law. Now the pig industry is mad and claiming bias ( scroll down in article.) If you complied with the law, you wouldn't look like such jerks!

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Bird Conservation News: The Good, The Bad (and Ugly), and More Good

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The survival of songbirds depends in part upon eliminating illegal hunting. And it’s the subject of a new article in National Geographic by author and birder Jonathan Franzen. There aren’t many solutions proferred—the article is really about consciousness-raising—but it’s well worth a read.

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