Garuda Bans Shark Fin Transport on Flights: WWF-Indonesia
By Jakarta Globe
The World Wildlife Fund-Indonesia praised the nation’s flagship carrier Garuda-Indonesia on Friday for banning the transportation of shark fins aboard all flights.
The blanket embargo, effective on Oct. 8, has Garuda joining a growing list of international airlines taking a stance against the destructive practice. Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airlines, Fiji Airways and Korean Air are among the carriers to ban the transport of shark fins, the statement read …
Jakarta Globe – 7:04 pm November 15, 2013
www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/g…
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Environmental Crime of the 20th Century
By Charles Homans
Fifty years ago 180,000 whales disappeared from the oceans without a trace, and researchers are still trying to make sense of why. Inside the most irrational environmental crime of the century …
Malaysia Sun – November 12, 2013
www.psmag.com/environment/the-…
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