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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Permission Denied to Hunt Gray Wolves
Federal officials have denied the state
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Save the whales, not the whalers
In 1986, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) implemented a moratorium on commercial whaling. Many people believed that this would save the whales and end forever the industrial slaughter that had decimated entire species. Not so. A proposal before the IWC could lead to the resumption of commercial whaling as early as next year.
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The Kaziranga National Park: Dynamics of social and political history
<p>Almost after a century of experimenting, Kaziranga National Park is now a well-known example of the success of wildlife conservation. Conservationists have no hesitation in ascribing the success of this story to the careful application of the science of wildlife conservation. A large section of the Assamese middle class would like to associate the institution as organic to their success story.
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Social-natural landscape reorganised: Swedish forest-edge farmers and wolf recovery
<p>The politics and the underlying reasons behind the recovery of the Scandinavian wolf population are increasingly contested. According to official policy, wolves should be guaranteed a place in the Swedish natural world.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.conservationandsociety.org/article.asp?issn=0972-4923;year=2009;volume=7;issue=2;spage=130;epage=140;aulast=Sjolander-Lindqvist;type=0" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Tracing the origins of rescued chimpanzees reveals widespread chimpanzee hunting in Cameroon
While wild chimpanzees are experiencing drastic population declines, their numbers at African rescue and rehabilitation projects are growing rapidly. Chimpanzees follow complex routes to these refuges; and their geographic origins are often unclear. Identifying areas where hunting occurs can help law enforcement authorities focus scarce resources for wildlife protection planning.
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Options for managing the sustainable use of green turtles: Perceptions of Hammond Islanders in Torres Strait
One of the largest populations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the world spends at least part of its life cycle in the remote Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. This population is subjected to traditional harvests from geographically dispersed communities including along the northern and eastern coasts of Australia, Indonesia and south-western Pacific nations.
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Poaching, trapping of rare Thar species go without check
Poaching, trapping and sale of peachicks is going on in district Tharparkar despite a ban on hunting and poaching in the district where peacock, deer and other rare species are on the verge of extinction.
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Montana: Changes in Wolf Hunt Are Considered
Wildlife officials will consider changes to the state
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Sanctuaries no more safe for animals
Illegal hunting is going on in the country and even the sanctuaries and Wildlife department reserves are no longer safe for animals.
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In mirage country
Waves and ripples at a distance. A promise of relief for the parched throat. A herd of camels splash and spill water under their hoofs. We reached them after a long drive. But there was not a drop of water. The camels hesitated a moment, then continued their trudge. At some distance, again water splashed under their hooves. A lakeshore. Waves were playing tender music. Some animals,