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Tigers migrate to China…in pieces
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ShareThisCustoms officers in Primorsky Province in Russia’s Far East have arrested a suspect found attempting to smuggle three Amur tiger paws across the border into China.
Indian Ocean fishing commission begins to embrace sustainability
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ShareThisFremantle, Australia: After more than a decade lagging behind all of the worlds other Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has begun to move towards sustainable management of the ocean’s fisheries.
Fish in bags among the wildlife seized at Bangkok's airport
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:57Sanctuary boundaries need to extend south to protect last 55 Maui’s dolphins
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:57
ShareThisWellington, New Zealand – WWF-New Zealand is calling on the Department of Conservation to help protect the world’s remaining Maui’s dolphins by extending the boundary of the Marine Mammal Sanctuary further south and suspending all current mining and seismic activity in their habitat.
Repeated delays plague landmark rhino poaching case
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ShareThisThe case against suspected rhino poaching kingpin Dawie Groenewald, his wife and their alleged co-conspirators has suffered yet another lengthy delay. The defendants appeared in a South African court yesterday where their request for an additional postponement was approved.
WWF deeply concerned over deaths of vulnerable Yangtze finless porpoises
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ShareThisBeijing – WWF is deeply concerned over the reported deaths of over 32 vulnerable Yangtze finless porpoises since the beginning of the year, and is working with authorities and local communities to prevent the tragedy from reoccurring.
Revised Brazilian Forest Code good for environmental criminals, bad for forests
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ShareThisGland, Switzerland – Brazil’s Congress passed legislation late last night that strips the Amazon and other key regions of critical environmental protections, and grants amnesty to individuals accused of past illegal deforestation.
Sustainable Energy For All: Action, not just an agenda
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ShareThisLondon, UK- WWF welcomes the launch of the Global Action Agenda under the Sustainable Energy for All (SEFA) Initiative by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.
Investors play a crucial role in sustainable palm oil
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ShareThisWWF is urging investors to do more to promote sustainable palm oil, backed by findings from a new survey released during a high-level meeting of investors and producers in Singapore.
Weak ivory trafficking penalty strengthened on appeal
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ShareThisAn appeals court in the East Region of Cameroon has sentenced a group caught trafficking 44 ivory tusks to one year jail terms and damages of FCFA 100 million (US$ 200,000) to be paid to Cameroon’s Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFO
