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China Calls for Tiger Protection

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India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well. What kind of protection do they really mean? You can put tigers on a farm for legal parts harvesting and still call it "protection." Tags: India wildlife trafficking poaching tigers china.

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Central London Shop Raided for Illegal Wildlife Products

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The regulations closed a legal loophole which enabled traders to pretend animal products came from countries with lower levels of protection. Tags: wildlife crime UK wildlife trafficking Traditional Chinese Medicine tigers endangered species.

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DNA Bar Codes Could Help Identify Illegal Bush Meat

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How is anyone to know if it came from a species that is protected under national or international law? Tags: wildlife crime wildlife trafficking endangered species. One of the major challenges in combating the bushmeat trade is identifying the source species for the meat and products.

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Organizations Putting Animals First

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Understanding that threats to animals can range from illegal trafficking to utter exploitation, these leaders strive to promote the safety and protection sanctuaries offer our fury, feathered, four-legged friends. Giving up corporate life for this, it’s refreshing to see a person pursuing her passion and following her heart.

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We’re Not Racists, So Why Aren’t There More Birders Of Color?

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btw, I promote equality in all ways, but I don’t bend over backwards protecting any either.&# In a press release, Michael Skinner, a law enforcement officer with the US Forest Service said warning signs of drug trafficking in the parks included, “tortilla packaging, Spam and Tecate beer cans.&# Not too many I bet.

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The Glitter in the Green: In Search of Hummingbirds–A Hummer Book Review

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It is also a story about conservation: the danger hummingbirds have always been in from all sides, natural and human-made, and the ways in which individuals, community groups, and larger organizations are working to protect them.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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And, that increased bird tourism and sales of this guide will increase interest in and support of projects aimed at protecting nesting habitat, empowering indigenous communities to work as conservation allies, raise awareness of the dangers of Macaw trafficking, and continuing ornithological research on threatened species.

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