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Canadian Poacher Sentenced to Jail Time

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A man in Toronto with 13 prior wildlife crime convictions will serve time after being busted with “a plethora” of poached wildlife. Repeat offender Chung was found this time with what is described as “a plethora of wildlife, alive, dead, and quartered.” Tags: wildlife crime canada poaching turtles.

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Oil to Hit US Shore Either this Sunday or Monday

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That's when the full impact of the oil spill on wildlife will be seen. The animals threatened most by the spill are bluefin tuna, sea turtles, brown pelicans, shrimp and sharks. Tags: oil drilling 2010 oil spill Gulf of Mexico endangered species.

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The Unknown Costs of the Oil Spill

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This post on Mongabay.com discusses whether we'll ever know the full extent of the oil spill's impact on wildlife. There are many animals that are "charisma species" that capture our attention, like pelicans and turtles, but what about the animals farther down on the food chain that we don't see.

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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. Among them, stag and wild boar accounted for around 70 per cent of the consumed meat, followed by turtle, snake, fox and porcupine. Sounds just awful.

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See OCEANS, Save Oceans!

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The 700 islands that comprise The Bahamas contain miles of vital coral reefs, which are the foundation of a healthy ocean environment, providing shelter, nurseries and feeding grounds for hundreds of marine species, including dolphins, sea turtles and a wide range of fish. Tags: events. See OCEANS, Save Oceans!

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Sea Snakes of Northern Australia

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The most common species we see are the Stoke’s Sea Snake Astrotia stokesii , Dubois’ Sea Snake Aipysurus duboisii and the Olive Sea Snake Aipysurus laevis. Carpet Shark washed up Carpet shark being returned to the sea I hope you have enjoyed this little insight into our varied wildlife here in the north of Australia.

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