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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Alaska Considers Aerial Wolf Kills In Tourist Area
Alaska state officials on Friday were considering a controversial plan to shoot wolves in an effort to boost moose populations in one of the state's top tourist and recreation areas. An estimated 90
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Quantifying killing of Orangutans and human-Orangutan conflict in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Human-orangutan conflict and hunting are thought to pose a serious threat to orangutan existence in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. No data existed prior to the present study to substantiate
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Court rejects stay on wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana
A federal court rejected a bid by conservationists for an immediate halt to wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana on Tuesday, but the judges said they would reconsider the request next month. The Alliance
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Conservationists Ask Court To Halt Idaho, Montana Wolf Hunts
Conservationists asked a federal court on Monday to stop wolf hunts under way in Idaho and Montana until judges rule on an appeal that seeks to restore federal protections to the animals in the two states.
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Jaguars Cling To Survival In Argentina's Forests
The musty jaguar pelts on display at a government office in Buenos Aires are a grim reminder of the big cat's precarious existence in Argentina's northern forests. The Iguazu waterfalls that border
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Wildlife bill draws flak, Experts warn proposed law will do more harm than good
The government is railroading a new wildlife law, which experts view as ill-conceived and if passed by the parliament would rather lead to degradation of forests and wildlife. It would also lead to
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Sundarban unsafe for tigers, deer, crocodiles
Sundarban, the world’s largest mangrove forest, has become unsafe for many animals especially for tigers, deer and crocodiles due to rampant and indiscriminate animal poaching in the last few years.
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Impact of hunting on large mammal densities in the west Indian Himalaya
Hunting is the prime suspect in the global extinction of many species and is posing a major threat to populations of hundreds of species worldwide even in the absence of other forms of habitat destruction.This
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Poaching poses threat to Kashmir Markhor
The population of Kashmir Markhor has been decreasing rapidly in Tochi game reserve, situated at a stone`s throw from the district headquarters of Chitral, owing to ruthless hunting, residents of the area
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Groups Ask Appeals Court To Restore Wolf Protections
Conservation groups asked an appeals court on Monday to strike down a move by Congress to strip more than 1,500 wolves in Idaho and Montana of federal endangered species protections. In a petition to