News
The list below shows news from around the world regarding animals and animal welfare. Click on the links to read the full article.
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- Myanmar creates world's largest tiger reserve, aiding many endangered Southeast Asian species
- 05 August 2010
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Myanmar has announced that Hukaung Valley Tiger Reserve will be nearly tripled in size, making the protected area the largest tiger reserve in the world.
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- India elephant blessings 'to stop' over tuberculosis fears
- 04 August 2010
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Indian temples have been asked to stop their elephants from blessing Hindu pilgrims after fears were raised that the tourists were passing tuberculosis to the animals.
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- UN drops Galapagos Islands protected status
- 30 July 2010
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Fears for unique wildlife of Galapagos, scientists condemn 'premature' removal of world heritage listing.
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- Spain: Catalonia votes to ban bullfighting
- 28 July 2010
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Campaigners celebrate as Spain's most emblematic sport is banned by Catalan parliament.
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- The FAO is testing a toolkit aimed at reducing human-wildlife conflict
- 23 July 2010
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FAO's Human-Wildlife Conflict mitigation toolkit thus largely focuses on problem-solving in Africa. It is designed not only to help protect people, their livestock and their crops from animals but...
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- Indonesia survey finds many unaware orangutan protected
- 22 July 2010
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A quarter of villagers living near orangutans in Indonesia's Kalimantan province are not aware the rare primates are protected and say orangutans have been killed in their village.
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- Russia: Investigation launched into paragliding donkey stunt
- 20 July 2010
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Russian police have opened a criminal investigation into a group of entrepreneurs who tied a donkey to a parachute before sending the animal on a bizarre flight high above a popular Russian holiday...
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- Africa's game parks rapidly losing animals, study finds
- 14 July 2010
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Africa's game parks have lost well over half of their big mammals, such as the lions and buffalos that draw millions of tourists each year, to rampant hunting and farming since 1970, a study has found...
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- Amazon river dolphins being slaughtered for bait
- 10 July 2010
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Their carcasses are showing up in record numbers on riverbanks, their flesh torn away for fishing bait, causing researchers to warn of a growing threat to a species that has already disappeared in...
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- Turkish authorities plan to round up and destroy 'dangerous' dog breeds
- 08 July 2010
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The Interior Ministry sent letters to governors’ offices on June 7 instructing them to collect dogs that are banned to raise and own, to fine their owners, to ban the sale of these animals online and...
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