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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- Central African gorillas may become extinct in 10-15 years
- 02 April 2010
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Gorillas may soon go extinct across much of central Africa, a new United Nations report says. Among the threats are surges in human populations, the ape-meat trade, and logging and mining as well as...
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- UN protects one shark species, but not three others
- 23 March 2010
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CITES votes to protect one vulnerable shark species, but protection for three others was rejected.
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- Large bloc of African countries oppose plan to relax 21-year ivory sales ban
- 23 March 2010
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Conservationists scored a rare victory at a UN wildlife summit when contentious proposals by Tanzania and Zambia to weaken the 21 yr old ban on ivory sales were defeated due to concerns it would...
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- US proposal to ban polar bear trade voted down at CITES meeting
- 18 March 2010
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A US-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated today at a UN wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments the...
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- Iceland illegally exporting whale meat to the European Union
- 18 March 2010
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Icelandic government records state that the country is exporting meat from slaughtered whales to Latvia and Denmark, as well as Japan – in defiance of international law and a global whaling ban.
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- Seal meat gets thumbs down from most Canadians, new poll suggest
- 17 March 2010
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A new poll suggests most Canadians would turn down a chance to dig into a plate of seal meat.
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- Clouded leopard captured on film
- 10 February 2010
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The Sundaland clouded leopard, a recently described new species of big cat, has been caught on camera.
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- Galapagos Islands too warm for sea lions
- 09 February 2010
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Marine scientists are reporting that a colony of sea lions, previously unique to the Galapagos Islands, has unexpectedly decamped 900 miles south-east to an island just off the coast of Peru in what...
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- Gaza zoo for sale
- 08 February 2010
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Israeli blockade leaves animals starving and owners with no choice but to sell up
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- Year of the tiger
- 08 February 2010
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Chinese government, World Bank and NGOs co-operating on a multimillion-dollar scheme to protect Amur tiger.
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