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Trafficking Should be Crime Story, Not Wildlife Story

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He says inflated wildlife smuggling numbers are hurting the fight against the crime. In other words, puffing wildlife smuggling to sell stories hurts efforts to fight crime. Recall any wildlife smuggling story you've ever read or watched in the past 20 years. Weak reporting kills wildlife. He makes a lot of sense.

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Sharp Increase in Rhino Poaching

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Organized crime is also heavily involved in trafficking of rhino products and other endangered species'. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine poaching rhino endangered species. This statement in the USA Today article says it all.

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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

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.” But also: “Delisted,” “Growing Up,” “Second Chances,” “No Tags.” ” And within these chapters are three marvelous stories told by Sophie A. She is particularly talented at painting how birds fly and interact.

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Fur Free Fashion Show Winners Announced

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Winners First Place: Tammy Apostol, an independent designer in Miami, FL, for her “Green Organic Cotton Gown,” a strapless mermaid silhouette gown with a back train. Born Free USA (BFUSA) is a nationally recognized leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation. Tags: born free fur fashion.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

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What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. So we can squawk at the state wildlife departments all we want, but the USFWS has the final say.

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