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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam

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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. But the problem is the high demand for these products. From Vietnam News.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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Developed in the post-frontier era, the NAMWC helped put a stop to wanton wildlife destruction in an era where many species were being hunted and trapped ruthlessly to the brink of extinction. George Wuerthner, an ecologist and former hunting guide with a degree in wildlife biology, takes the debate a step further.

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Nesting Eagle Killed in Portugal, Another Brilliant Move

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If predator persecution cannot be adequately controlled, the future recovery of many important predator species will be in doubt". Tags: Stupid eagle portugal fox hunting. Irrational attitudes? That's a diplomatic way of saying that it's ignorance, pure and simple.

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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

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Understanding a pointed finger may seem easy, but consider this: while humans and canines can do it naturally, no other known species in the animal kingdom can. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. Ones that came up to the scientists did.

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Centennial Park, Sydney

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The Purple Swamp-hen ( Porphyrio porphyrio ) I turned south, walking past large groups of picnickers which were being patrolled by Australian White Ibis , one of the species of ibis also known as the Sacred Ibis. An Australian White Ibis ( Threskiornis molucca ) that is part of a study of urban birds (tags have been reported!).