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June 16, 2014
WildLeaks – Wildlife Crime Stories
Wildlife and Forest Crimes can be better understood in their complexity and disastrous effects through stories and case studies. Continue reading →
June 15, 2014
Climate change: historians will look back and ask ‘why didn’t they act?’
Harvard historian Naomi Oreskes talks about her new book, which imagines that current inertia in the face of climate change will puzzle academics for centuries to come GR: Academics will be working on the explanation for centuries, but I doubt … Continue reading →
June 14, 2014
Debunking the Legal Trade Concept for Rhino Horn
Visit the post for more. GR: Experts debunk the idea that legalizing the trade in rhino horns will lower cost, decrease demand, and end poaching. See on fightforrhinos.comFiled under: Nature Conservation
Japan Wants to Start Whaling Again: Here’s Why They Can Legally Do It
Care2.com: “Japan’s Prime Minister has said that, despite a court order banning Japan’s whaling practices, the country will begin whaling again in the near future. How can Japan do this despite a court order against their whaling practices? “In a … Continue reading →
June 13, 2014
Changes Needed to Help Mexican Wolves
“Recently the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed one very good and many very bad changes to the rules governing the Mexican wolf reintroduction. “The proposal is very important to the future of Mexican wolves in the wild, who … Continue reading →
News – IUCN Red List raises more red flags for threatened species
“Almost 80% of temperate slipper orchids and over 90% of lemurs are threatened with extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The newly assessed Japanese Eel has been listed as Endangered, while the … Continue reading →
Global Protection Proposed for Sharks, Rays, Sawfish, Polar Bears and Lions – UNEP
Bonn, Germany, 13 June 2014 - “Some of the world’s most endangered species, many of them migratory, are facing unprecedented threats from climate change and habitat destruction to overexploitation and pollution. This has led to a number of new listing … Continue reading →
June 12, 2014
To save Australia’s mammals we need a change of heart
Twenty-nine Australian land mammals have become extinct over the last 200 years, and 56 are currently facing extinction. These losses and potential losses represent over a third of the 315 species present… See on theconversation.comFiled under: Nature Conservation Tagged: Australia, … Continue reading →
New Zealand MPI to be principal agency for animal welfare
“To ensure a better overall response to adverse events the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management is currently updating the National Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan” Hawke’s Bay Today. See on www.nzherald.co.nzFiled under: Nature Conservation
