Article Archive for 14 June 2007
CITES backs red, pink and other corals
Posted in Campaign, Coral Reefs, General, Habitat on 14 June 2007
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Posted in Campaign, Coral Reefs, General, Habitat on 14 June 2007
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WWF Red, pink and other coral species in the genus Corallium will be better protected from over-exploitation after delegates attending a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES ) adopted a US proposal to list the genus in Appendix II of the convention. Appendix II allows trade in a species under [...]
Elephant Poaching Said Imperils Survival
Posted in Endangered & Extinction on 14 June 2007
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Posted in Endangered & Extinction on 14 June 2007
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AP The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle’s delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant. Hunters kill the elephants and cut off the ivory. Then, over grills fueled with green tree branches, they smoke the meat for a day, charring the outside to preserve [...]
