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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Fencing off wild lions from humans 'could save them'
Nearly half of Africa's wild lions are facing extinction in 20 to 40 years unless urgent conservation measures are put in place, a report suggests. Writing in the journal Ecology Letters, conservationists
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Pacific leatherback turtle faces extinction in 20 years
The giant Pacific leatherback turtle, known for its arduous 6,000-mile ocean trek from the U.S. West Coast to breeding grounds in Indonesia, could go extinct within 20 years as its population continues
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Solomon Islands villagers kill 900 dolphins in conservation dispute
Islanders claim Berkely-based Earth Island Institute failed to fulfill deal to pay $400,000 to stop hunt Villagers in the Solomon Islands have slaughtered up to 900 dolphins in the course of a dispute
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Botswana, Zambia & Costa Rica Toughen Hunting Regulations to Help Endangered Species
Three developing countries have recently toughened hunting regulations believing the changes will better protect vanishing species. Botswana has announced it will ban trophy hunting on public lands beginning
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Worried Russian region targets wolves in big three-month hunt
Worried about attacks by wolves that are devouring reindeer in increasing numbers, the leader of Russia's vast Sakha Republic issued a decree on Tuesday initiating a three-month hunt targeting the predators.
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Zambia bans hunting of endangered lions, leopards
Zambia has banned the hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats such as leopards because it sees more value in game viewing tourism than blood sport, the country's tourism minister said on Thursday.
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Thousands of Antarctic reindeer face cull
About 3,000 reindeer on an island near Antarctica are to be slaughtered to stop damage to the environment by the descendants of a tiny herd introduced a century ago for food by Norwegian whale hunters.
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Separate cell likely to check wildlife crime
As wildlife offences show a rising graph in the State, the Crime Branch (CB) of Police is mulling establishment of a wildlife crime cell in collaboration with the Forest department to give a serious fillip
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Polar bears could be extinct in 25 years: Experts
For a millennium, the majestic, lily-white polar bear has lorded over the frozen wastes of the Arctic. But if two Russian experts are to be believed, the enigmatic "monarch of the ice" could be extinct
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Why poaching pays: a summary of risks and benefits illegal hunters face in Western Serengeti, Tanzania
<p>Illegal hunting poses a considerable threat to the wildlife of Serengeti National Park and its affiliated protected areas. Techniques for successful mitigation of this threat are heavily debated. Bottom-up