Lack of knowledge about sharks
Dawn Gibson
THERE is a lack of knowledge about shark populations in the Pacific region and this gap needs to be addressed.
WWF’s global shark conservation manager Ian Campbell, who was part of the launch of WWF South Pacific’s shark conservation initiative, raised this issue at the 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas …
Fiji Times – Friday, December 06, 2013
www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?i…
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44 countries support sumatran tiger conservation
Editor: Priyambodo RH
Pekanbaru, Riau Province (ANTARA News) – The environmental organization Greenpeace pointed out that at least 44 countries have shown support for saving the Sumatran tiger from extinction through a conservation effort …
ANTARA – Thu, December 5 2013 at 10:17 pm
www.antaranews.com/en/news/917…
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Call to keep gray wolf protections in place
Dear Supporter,
We need your help to protect gray wolves today! ( org2.salsalabs.com/o/5154/p/di… )
You may have heard the shocking news that plans are underway to delist nearly all gray wolves in the lower 48 states from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This means these wolves would be “fair game” and not protected under the ESA.
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Subject: Call to keep gray wolf protections in place
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Port denies knowledge of whalemeat shipments
By Patrick Knox
SOUTHAMPTON port has denied knowing of any vessels containing whale meat calling at its docks despite claims by an anti-whaling group.
Campaigners say whale meat shipments have passed through the harbour despite an EU wide ban because of a legal loophole.
Exporters from Norway, which is allowed to hunt whales, have shipped the meat bound for Japan on vessels docking at the port’s container terminal, according to research carried out by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) …
Daily Echo – 3:20 pm Thursday 5th December 2013
www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10858…
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How to Shop Vegan: 5 Tips For Beginners From a PETA Expert
Posted by Meghan Blalock
One of the most common critiques of the fashion world is that it’s not the most animal-friendly of industries. We’ve all seen those attacks from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)—the splattering of red paint on street fashionistas wearing fur is a relatively common scene. And just recently, PETA’s revelatory campaign about the harming of rabbits for angora sweaters was so convincing that H&M pulled all the angora sweaters from its stores …
StyleCaster – December 5, 2013 at 12:20 pm
How to Shop Vegan: 5 Beginner Tips to Make It Easy
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