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Trader in wildlife trafficking falls After years in hiding, a businesswoman wanted for illegally trading marine species in the Philippines has been arrested by authorities. The trader was identified as the owner of some P35 million (about USD 782,000) in marine species seized at Eva Macapagal Port in Manila in 2011: (Traffic SE Asia)
No 235 Wildlife Trade News 13th October 2014
Ivory trade plan under fire Dapong says closing shops would ‘stifle rights’ (Thailand)
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/social/437282/ivory-trade-plan-under-fire
Poachers shot, battling for their lives in ICU (Zimbabwe) http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-18355-Poachers+shot,+battle+for+lives/news.aspx
Kenya: Fears for Elephants As Park Is Swallowed in Oil Block http://allafrica.com/stories/201410130297.html
EAC must chase after Chinese tourists (Kenya) http://www.busiweek.com/index1.php?Ctp=2&pI=2017&pLv=3&srI=75&spI=116&cI=10
Why Cambodia leads the way in rescuing captive bears http://www.erietvnews.com/story/26768207/why-cambodia-leads-the-way-in-rescuing-captive-bears
Aquarium warns exotic pet owners to think carefully before they buy(UK) http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local/aquarium-warns-exotic-pet-owners-to-think-carefully-before-they-buy-1-6350078
Making Papua New Guinea’s community-managed tree plantations sustainable Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/voice/making-papua-new-guineas-communitymanaged-tree-plantations-sustainable-20141009-3hlfx.html#ixzz3FwGdBqHs
China Focus: Hainan gibbon struggles to survive http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=246231
Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)
Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1007-gfrn-joshi-bornean-orangutan-1.html#he94BCtAUlfCE2Sh.99
Canada Inuits reach EU deal to resume seal-product exports http://phys.org/news/2014-10-canada-inuits-eu-resume-seal-product.html
The truth behind animal tourism http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/the-truth-behind-animal-tourism/story-e6frfqfr-1227088905966
Polar Bears Threatened in Arctic By Greenhouse Gases http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1014417-polar-bears-threatened-in-arctic-by-greenhouse-gases/
Trust fund established for protected areas (Philippines) http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=1781413080612
Drugs flushed into the environment could be cause of wildlife decline New studies show antidepressants causing starlings to feed less and contraceptive drugs reducing fish populations in lakes http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/13/drugs-flushed-into-the-environment-could-be-cause-of-wildlife-decline
Environmental degradation costs Ghana 5-10% of GDP http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=330056
Activists fume as green panel ‘ignores public opinion’ (India) Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2790284/activists-fume-green-panel-ignores-public-opinion.html#ixzz3G08mcDoB
“So who actually looks after our elephants then?” http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-10-12-so-who-actually-looks-after-our-elephants-then/#.VDtoZBawQuc
Firms blamed for fires (Sumatra) extract: “Not a single one fulfilled its own promises, whether they are companies operating plantations or in industrial forests,” he said. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/13/firms-blamed-fires.html
Journalist killed in Kratie (Cambodia) http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/journalist-killed-kratie
Cambodian officers arrested over killing of investigative journalist
Read more at: http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/cambodian-officers-arrested-over-killing-of-investigative-journalist-45962?cp
Myanmar to expand private investment in forest plantations http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Myanmar-to-expand-private-investment-in-forest-pla-30245282.html
Deforestation drives pythons in the forest into the wards (Myanmar) http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7804:deforestation-drives-pythons-in-the-forest-into-the-wards&catid=44:national&Itemid=384
