“Deer released to restore Siberian tiger population”
Xinhua
Dozens of deer were released in China’s Jilin Province on Monday following a similar project last year, in an attempt to restore the region’s Siberian tiger population.
Ssupervised by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and local forestry authorities, seven red deer and 30 sika deer were released into the forests of Wangqing County near the Changbai Mountains …
CRIENGLISH.com – 2013-08-27 20:55
english.cri.cn/6909/2013/08/27…
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Fisheries slams WWF
Siyabonga Mkhwanazi
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has slammed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for its decision to downgrade the West Coast rock lobster from green to orange.
The department’s acting deputy director-general, Desmond Stevens, yesterday questioned the decision by WWF saying it was unjustifiable.
He said the department had set up the recovery plan for the West Coast rock lobster …
The New Age Online – Aug 27 2013 5:36 PM
www.thenewage.co.za/105662-100…
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PETA still pushing the idea that animals are ‘skinned alive’ in China
By James Griffiths
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have launched their latest campaign targeting the Chinese fur market: ‘Fur Hurts’ ( www.campaignbrief.com/asia/201… ). In it, the American-based animal rights group focuses on an oft-repeated claim (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_farm…) that animals are ‘skinned alive’ in China …
Shanghaiist – Aug 27, 2013 2:00 PM
shanghaiist.com/2013/08/27/pet…
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PETA Calls To Ban Pregnant Women From Wing-Eating Contest, Cites Concerns Over Unborn’s Penis Size
By Ron Dicker
PETA has urged the National Buffalo Wing Festival to ban pregnant women from its upcoming wing-eating contest because of a study linking poultry consumption to smaller penises in the unborn …
Huffington Post – 08/27/2013 1:39 pm EDT
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08…
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Paul Watson Revisits Malpelo-Costa Rica Incident
Posted by Jaime Lopez
Environmentalist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, has recently been very active in calling attention to the illegal practices of shark finning in Costa Rica, as well as the allegations of ties between fishery officials and what Mr. Watson defines as “narco-poachers.” …
The Costa Rica Star – August 27, 2013
news.co.cr/paul-watson-revisit…
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Greenpeace calls for Pacific tuna to be saved
By Gabriela Raffaele
Greenpeace International (www.fis.com/fis/companies/deta…) has urged the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ( WCPFC – www.fis.com/fis/companies/deta… ) to take action regarding the alarming decrease in Pacific bigeye tuna stocks.
The NGO made this call in anticipation of the meeting that the Commission is to hold in Tokyo, and little time after the Scientific Committee of the WCPFC received a report indicating that tuna prices are reaching the highest level in a long time …
FIS – August 27, 2013, 02:40
www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worl…
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