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Bush Meat, Trafficking Decimate Vietnam

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From Vietnam News. 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. Tags: vietnam exotic meats wildlife trafficking bush meat endangered species. Sounds just awful.

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Washington Man Sentenced for Gall Bladder Trafficking

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This man is a meat-cutter from our home state of Washington. Page, a meat cutter from Curlew, was sentenced to a year jail in Ferry County Superior Court after being convicted on six counts of unlawful trafficking in wildlife. Tags: wildlife trafficking State of Washington bears. Page, 63, was sentenced Dec.

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Pangolins Saved from "Harvesting" by Trafficker

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We believe the animals were destined to be sold to Asian countries for their meat, as well as their scales to be used as traditional medicine," the department's enforcement chief Saharudin Anan told AFP. Tags: wildlife crime Traditional Chinese Medicine trafficking china malaysia. pounds of pangolin scales. "We

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DNA Bar Codes Could Help Identify Illegal Bush Meat

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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. Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species.

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Young Lowland Gorillas Released into Nature Reserve

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(Sounds like these guys were orphaned as a result of bushmeat and illegal trafficking activities.) Tags: wildlife trafficking united nations bush meat congo gorillas. Frankly, with the rate these poor animals are being decimated, I wonder sometimes if they SHOULD be released back into the wild.

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Are Thai Temple Tigers Drugged?

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There's a big article at the ABC News site. The temple says the money goes toward caring for the tigers (each animal eats 13 pounds of meat a day) and construction of "Tiger Island," where it is hoped the tigers will soon move to live in larger enclosures.A Read it and tell us what you think.

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Ivory Bigger than Drugs in Africa

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Trafficking in ivory and game meat has become one of the most lucrative illegal trades in Africa due to rising demand in Asia, experts said on Friday. "In Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa trafficking asia elephants. There is no magic, no power, NOTHING to it. It's just so frustrating! From the AFP.

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