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Tell The Truth: Conservationists tell Tanzania Government Mouthpieces : extract:
That government has lost its credibility and as far as conservation is concerned its legitimacy. They should stop lying to the world because those lies will come back to haunt them’. http://www.eturbonews.com/52372/tell-truth-conservationists-tell-tanzania-government-mouthpieces
Zimbabwe: Anti-Poaching Efforts Under Pressure From Corruption EXTRACT: POLICE in Dete recently arrested two suspects on allegations of killing three elephants by cyanide poisoning. However, the real kingpins behind wildlife gangs remain untouchable, even after previous convictions, due to alleged corruption within the justice system.
No 261 Wildlife Trade News 10th November 2014
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“Those who have the privilege to know
have the duty to act.”
? Albert Einstein
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Photograph by Brent Stirton, National Geographic/Getty Images
One of the largest mass elephant slaughters in decades took place in Bouba Ndjidah National Park, Cameroon, in 2012. Armed with grenades and AK-47s, poachers killed more than 300.
The blame game begins again MALAYSIA http://www.nst.com.my/node/51313
Address root causes MALAYSIA http://www.nst.com.my/node/51312
Adenan promises good tidings SARAWAK/MALAYSIA http://www.theborneopost.com/2014/11/09/adenan-promises-good-tidings/
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Six suspected poachers caught in Limpopo http://ewn.co.za/2014/11/09/Six-suspected-poachers-caught-in-Limpopo
Will merging competing ministries help save Indonesia’s forests? http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1103-sri-eshelman-indonesia-minister-siti-nurbaya.html#sthash.iiOhjU3t.dpbs
Tanzania: High Tech Anti Poaching Trials Register Success
http://allafrica.com/stories/201411100126.html
50 Years of Conservation in India http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/09/50-years-of-conservation-in-india/
Costa Rica and Ecuador Support Hammerhead Shark Protection
http://news.co.cr/costa-rica-ecuador-support-hammerhead-shark-protection/35853/
MALAYSIA: Is CORRUPTION & MALADMINISTRATION the cause of Zoo Negara’s decline?
extract: However, things have taken a turn for the worse. Today, visitors to the zoo will be disappointed to find a sorry state of animal welfare, as documented in a report by online portal The Ant Daily earlier this year, which detailed how animals were kept in small and muddy enclosures, seemingly undernourished and uncared for.
This zoo is a member of the Malaysian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria (MAZPA). How it can remain a member is
something we will watch out for. Same as we will watch MAZPA to see if it will formally and publicly oppose the importation of 24 species of wild-caught animals from SOUTH AFRICA. These animals are destined for Melaka Zoo which is far worse than Negara Zoo. Dozens, if not hundreds of animals have died or disappeared from Zoo Melaka, with the zoo and Perhilitan (doubles as CITES MA) all covering up this disgraceful situation. SOUTH AFRICA – you are sending your animals to a country with a reputation for some of the worst zoos and illegal wildlife trade in SE Asia. Full article: http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=395961:is-corruption-maladministration-the-cause-of-zoo-negara%E2%80%99s-decline?&Itemid=2#ixzz3Idsexdqg
African safari comes to Malacca (MALAYSIA) extract: The Malacca Zoo is preparing for the shipment of 24 various species of exotic and endangered animals, all specially ordered from the African continent.http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/african-safari-comes-malacca
State chosen shipping route for illegal trade in leopard parts: study INDIA
Poachers responsible for dwindling blackbuck numbers INDIA http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/poachers-responsible-for-dwindling-blackbuck-numbers/article6580839.ece?ref=sliderNews
Ivory Worth Rs 20L Seized, 4 Arrested INDIA http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Ivory-Worth-Rs-20L-Seized-4-Arrested/2014/11/10/article2516587.ece
How plywood started the destruction of Indonesia’s forests http://theconversation.com/how-plywood-started-the-destruction-of-indonesias-forests-33087
Protecting wildlife is the backbone of economic development, says UN (NA comment: More conferences, more talk, and no action. No change there then. Basically, if you want no change – nothing to happen, give it to the UN/UNEP/CITES to sit on.)
Group launched to stop alleged turtle poaching (USA) http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/group-launched-stop-alleged-turtle-poaching
EA needs inclusive team on anti-poaching – Pinda http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=74016
Indonesia’s merger of environment and forest ministries a bold, difficult move http://blog.cifor.org/25142/indonesias-merger-of-environment-and-forest-ministries-a-bold-difficult-move#.VGBeYMnXytY
Can the world eliminate tropical deforestation in the next 15 years? http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/11/10/can-world-eliminate-tropical-deforestation-next-15-years.html
Australia’s environment is ‘going backwards’, green alliance says
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/australias-environment-is-going-backwards-green-alliance-says-20141109-11iv6u.html#ixzz3Ie5huekk
91% of Kenya’s protected areas shrank in 100 years http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1104-gfrn-watsa-kenyas-protected-areas-downsized-4.html#sthash.l8waKpOf.dpbs
100 million trees are cut down every year to make dissolving pulp for clothing, toothpaste, food http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1030-gfrn-gaworecki-dissolving-pulp-threatens-forests.html#4SGEF22qyIBPumWF.99
World governments failing Earth’s ecosystems, says top conservationist Julia Marton-Lefèvre, director general of the IUCN, says political leaders have not properly embraced conservation http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/09/world-governments-failing-earths-ecosystems-says-top-conservationist
Rare bird senselessly killed in UP Diliman wildlife sanctuary http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/387391/scitech/science/rare-bird-senselessly-killed-in-up-diliman-wildlife-sanctuary
Law enforcement agencies get an ‘alert’ on fake animal products (India) http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/law-enforcement-agencies-get-an-alert-on-fake-animal-products/
Government extends ban on hunting of migratory birds (Saudi Arabia) https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/government-extends-ban-hunting-migratory-birds-063330343.html
