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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The significance of African Lions for the financial viability of trophy hunting and the maintenance of wild land
<p>Recent studies indicate that trophy hunting is impacting negatively on some lion populations, notably in Tanzania. In 2004 there was a proposal to list lions on CITES Appendix and in 2011 animal-welfare
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Understanding environmental insecurity in Pakistan
This paper focuses on the causes of ecosystem degradation. Historically, poor communities have been identified as among the key degrading agents. The thesis of this paper is that such communities do not
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Analysis of patterns of bushmeat consumption reveals extensive exploitation of protected species in Eastern Madagascar
Understanding the patterns of wild meat consumption from tropical forests is important for designing approaches to address this major threat to biodiversity and mitigate potential pathways for transmission
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Use of Recovery Funds Stokes Japan Whaling Row
As has become almost routine in recent years, Japan’s annual whale hunt that began this week has kicked off to swirling controversy. But this year, onlookers are not only taking issue with the whaling
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Measuring the abundance of wildlife populations in Central African logging concessions
As timber concessions in Central Africa open remote areas to hunting activities, methods for monitoring and measuring wildlife populations bear review.
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Lost in woods
Environmentalists see red over wildlife bill in Bangladesh. A rift has been created between the Bangladesh government and activists. Reason: a bill that gives powers to the government to declare forest
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Wildlife dept sales permits for hunting of Markhor, Ibex
The Wildlife department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has sold permits for hunting of four Markhors and one Ibex in Chitral and Kohistan districts under the Trophy Hunting scheme. The hunting season for current
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First photographic evidences of two rare cats from Pakke Tiger Reserve, western Arunachal Pradesh
<p>The Asiatic golden cat and marbled cat are popularly called small cat species among the wild felids. Both these cats are found distributed in the South East Asian region and come from a common lineage
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As Bears Multiply, Human Clashes Rise
Forty years after being hunted to near-extinction in many parts of the U.S., black bears have become so plentiful that they are causing trouble for their human neighbors—ripping open camping tents in Colorado,
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Conflicts threaten orangutans
A COMPREHENSIVE new study has found that orangutan populations in Indonesian Borneo are being diminished at unsustainable rates due to conflict with humans. The results suggest orangutans outside protected