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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Botswana stops issuing hunting licenses
Botswana President Ian Khama said on Sunday the government will no longer issue licenses for hunting wild animals in a move aimed at protecting the fauna of the country from distinction. Khama revealed
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Watchdogs failing on eco threats
THE state environment and primary industry departments are failing to act as proper watchdogs over potential environmental threats, a critical review by the Victorian Auditor-General has found. In an
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Costa Rica poised to ban hunting as sport in Latin America first
Costa Rica is poised to become the first Latin American country to ban hunting as a sport, after Congress on Tuesday provisionally approved reforms to its Wildlife Conservation Law. Lawmakers voting
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Conservation's ambiguities: Rangers on the periphery of the W Park, Burkina Faso
This article demonstrates the central role of ambiguity in the (re)production process of conservation practice. It argues that some current political economy as well as environmentality approaches to research
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Impact of hunting on population of pheasants in the Western Indian Himalayas
The present study tested the hypothesis that "game species are lost when forest areas are subjected to hunting and populations of already threatened species may become locally extinct from many forests
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Differential effects of hunting on populations of hornbills and imperial pigeons in the rainforests of the Eastern Indian Himalaya
Responses of hornbills and Ducula pigeons to hunting and disturbances to their habitats may help us understand the implications for the regeneration of their dependent tropical forest trees.
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Asiatic cheetahs forced to hunt livestock
Asiatic cheetahs, one of the world's most endangered animals, are forced to eat livestock in areas where their wild prey is in decline, a study has found. An international team of scientists working
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First badger cull licence issued
The first licence allowing farmers to shoot badgers in an attempt to reduce cattle TB is to be issued on Monday. The licensing body, Natural England, said the cull would go ahead in Gloucestershire,
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Delay badger cull until EU review, urge campaigners
The UK should delay its plan to kill thousands of badgers this autumn so European governments can consider whether the cull is in line with EU conservation law, actors and celebrities have urged in an
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Japanese river otter declared extinct
The Japanese river otter has been designated as extinct now that none has been seen for more than 30 years, according to a report released Tuesday by the Environment Ministry. Long categorized as an