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Elephant killings surge, funding terror
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19.6.2013 |
CNN: Top Stories |
| The accelerating pace of the slaughter of elephants for their tusks has put African elephants at catastrophic risk in the coming decades. To make matters worse, some of the region's most notorious armed groups are taking tusks to finance their atrocities. |
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[sattva_1 :: animal]
[flenvcenter :: Social Justice]
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Wis. DNR wants to increase wolf hunt limits
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19.6.2013 |
Minnesota Public Radio: News |
Hunters and trappers would be allowed to kill dozens more wolves during Wisconsin's second wolf hunt this fall, under new quotas released Tuesday by state wildlife officials. |
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Slaughtering Wolves Is Not Wildlife Management
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19.6.2013 |
Switchboard, from NRDC |
| Zack Strong, Wildlife Conservation Fellow, Livingston, Montana:
Last month, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) issued proposed rules for a 2013-14 wolf hunting and trapping season. Although wolves in Montana are still fresh off the endangered species list, and the state's wolf population declined by 4%... |
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Wisconsin DNR wants to increase wolf hunt limits
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19.6.2013 |
Twincities.com: News |
| Hunters and trappers would be allowed to kill dozens more wolves during Wisconsin's second wolf hunt in the fall under new quotas released Tuesday by state wildlife officials. |
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Brenda Peterson: They Shoot Wolves, Don't They? How the Wild West Is Lost
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17.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Fishing and bird-watching are more popular than hunting. So why are our wildlife policies still so skewed in their support of hunting agendas? |
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[flenvcenter :: Trees]
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[flenvcenter :: Endangered Species]
[flenvcenter :: Hunting and Poaching]
[flenvcenter :: Habitat Protection]
[flenvcenter :: Trees]
[flenvcenter :: Mammals]
[flenvcenter :: Endangered Species]
[flenvcenter :: Habitat Protection]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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Winners of state moose hunting lottery announced
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17.6.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| Winners of state moose hunting lottery announced |
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Maine holds annual moose permit lottery drawing
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15.6.2013 |
Boston Globe: Maine |
| Maine holds annual moose permit lottery drawing |
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Bats And Man: Our Love-Hate Relationship
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14.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| NEW YORK -- A projected image of baby bats swaddled in blankets earned a collective "awww" from the audience. It apparently came as a welcome... |
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[flenvcenter :: Fish]
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[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
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[flenvcenter :: Alternative Medicine]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Pesticides]
[flenvcenter :: Climate Change Impacts]
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[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
[flenvcenter :: Alternative Medicine]
[flenvcenter :: Pesticides]
[flenvcenter :: Forestry]
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Jamie Rappaport Clark: Get the Lead out!
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13.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Who would you trust with your health, your children's health and that of our wildlife: world renowned scientists or lobbyists from the gun and ammo industry? |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
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[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Birds]
[flenvcenter :: Fish]
[flenvcenter :: Impacts]
[flenvcenter :: Gleaning]
[flenvcenter :: Gleaning]
[flenvcenter :: Environmental Health]
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Fancy Feet: Wild Cheetahs Excel At Acceleration
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13.6.2013 |
NPR: Morning Edition |
| Cheetahs don't often hunt at their top speed, scientists are finding. Come mealtime, what matters most is the animals' ability to accelerate and to take tight corners. |
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Zachary Podmore: Colorado's Forgotten Wilderness: How Gas Leases in the Thompson Divide Gave Locals a New Backyard
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12.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| With the vast majority of gas-rich public lands in Colorado leased and already slated for development, it's more urgent than ever that these assessments are made and community voices are heard before more of our forgotten wilderness areas disappear. |
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To Crack Down On Rhino Poaching, Authorities Turn To Drones
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12.6.2013 |
NPR Health Science |
| Sky-high prices for elephant ivory and rhino horn have pushed wildlife poaching to a fever pitch. So in attempt to outfox the sophisticated poaching operations, conservationists and government rangers are teaming up to launch small, camera-carrying drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, above southwest Africa. |
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Wildlife officials see no signs of hunter boycott
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11.6.2013 |
Denver Post: Local |
| Wildlife officials see no signs of hunter boycott |
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[irge304 :: Legislation]
[newstrust :: Legislation]
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First Nation Unleashes Caribou Plan
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11.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has published its own recovery plan for a herd of endangered woodland caribou, in the absence of a... |
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Dr. Laurie Marker: Getting Too Close
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11.6.2013 |
Green on HuffingtonPost.com |
| Come to Africa and see our wildlife treasures. When you do, insist that your tour operators observe the rules and keep a safe distance, for both your sake, and the wildlife. |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
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[flenvcenter :: Hunting and Poaching]
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Vt. moose lottery application deadline is July 5
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10.6.2013 |
Boston Globe: Vermont |
| Vt. moose lottery application deadline is July 5 |
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U.S. seeks to remove protections for gray wolves
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8.6.2013 |
LA Times: Science |
Officials say the predators have made a successful recovery, but activists say the action could create an open season on the animals.
Saying that gray wolves are no longer in danger of extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced plans Friday to remove federal protections for the often-reviled animals nationwide and turn wolf management over to states. |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
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Op-Ed Contributors: Don’t Forsake the Gray Wolf
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8.6.2013 |
NY Times: Editorials |
| Op-Ed Contributors: Don’t Forsake the Gray Wolf |
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[newstrust :: Conservation Efforts]
[newstrust :: Endangered Species]
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[irge304 :: Endangered Species]
[flenvcenter :: Endangered Species]
[flenvcenter :: Policy]
[flenvcenter :: Species Conservation]
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Obama proposes lifting Lower 48 wolf protections
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8.6.2013 |
Yahoo: Opinion/Editorial |
| BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday proposed lifting most remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that would end four decades of recovery efforts. ... |
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[flenvcenter :: National]
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Obama proposes lifting Lower 48 wolf protections
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8.6.2013 |
Seattle Times: Top stories |
| The Obama administration on Friday proposed lifting most remaining federal protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that would end four decades of recovery efforts. |
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[flenvcenter :: Mammals]
[please :: Energy]
[irge304 :: Endangered Species]
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