Namibia: Uproar Over Elephant Killing
The killing of an alpha elephant bull at Omatjete last week has been highly criticised by Namibian conservation and tourism groups. The elephant, named 'Voortrekker' of the rare Ugab desert-adapted
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Malta braces for referendum as battle to end spring bird hunting intensifies
The 30-year-old native of Nottingham has been threatened, cursed at, and pushed around while doing the job she says she lives for: stealthily filming the illegal hunting of protected migratory birds and
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Rhino Rescue Project Is Injecting Poison Into Horns In Desperate Attempt To Curb Poaching
As Africa's rhino population continues to grow more vulnerable due to poaching and increasing demand for their horns in Asian countries, one organization is taking a different approach to curb the hunting
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Australia bans hunting 'trophies' from lions entering or leaving the country
Lion body parts used as trophies from hunting will no longer be allowed to be imported or exported, environment minister Greg Hunt says The Australian government is banning the import and export of
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New York State Changes Plan to Reduce Its Swan Population
In response to public pressure, state environmental officials on Monday released a revised plan to thin out the invasive mute swan population in New York. While emphasizing nondeadly control measures,
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Hunting of protected birds, animals ‘on rise’
Hom Bahadur Thapamagar, 24, of Machapuchhre-8 in the district was held around a week ago with two Kalij pheasants and two common hill-partridges at the Annapurna Conservation Area Project check-post in
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Borneo Mammals Near Extinction Expected to Double by 2080
Thanks to climate change, habitat loss and hunting, the number of Borneo mammals at near-extinction is expected to double by the year 2080, an astonishing new report says. However, researchers say if
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Half of Earth's most endangered chimpanzee 'to be wiped out by 2080' through climate change
Half of the population of the world's most endangered species of chimp will be wiped out by 2080 as a result of dramatic habitat loss from climate change, experts have warned. There are approximately
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Human Exploitation Reduces 52% Of Wildlife Population In 40 Years
People's plunder and activity have caused a decline in wildlife population, a recent report says. With the increasing encroachment of land and resources due to hunting and poaching, the human world has
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EU review of environmental laws raises concern
MEPs will get the chance this week to grill the nominees for Europe's top environment jobs about their green credentials. The environment commissioner-designate is Karmenu Vella - a businessman from
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U.S. judge restores federal protections to wolves in Wyoming
A U.S. judge restored federal protections to wolves in Wyoming, at least temporarily, in a victory for wildlife conservationists that was sure to draw criticism from ranchers and hunters who see wolves