Cameroon forest people alarmed at shifting tactics of US palm oil firm
Author: Elias Ntungwe Ngalame
NGUTI, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Communities in Cameroon’s Southwest Region fear they could lose their land after environment groups warned that U.S.-owned palm oil firm Herakles Farms is seeking to sell off existing plantations in the face of local resistance and expand its activities in other areas …
Reuters AlertNet – 13 Sep 2013 05:01 PM
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PETA: NFL Funds Cruel Animal Testing
By Amanda Scherker
While football fans were busy discussing Week 2 of the 2013 pro football season, PETA challenged the sports community by talking about what it suggests is a different NFL-sponsored pastime: animal testing in NFL-funded medical research ( secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?… ) …
Huffington Post – 09/13/2013 1:22 pm EDT
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09…
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Blog: Sonar is lethal to dolphins and whales
By Dr. Reese Halter / Special to The Malibu Times
Our oceans are ailing, and when dolphins and whales wash ashore they are sounding the alarm bells. But is anyone listening? Our dirty oil addiction is killing these extraordinary top marine predators. And we cannot exist on this planet without oceans flourishing with dolphins and whales …
Malibu Times (blog) – Posted: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:00 am
www.malibutimes.com/blogs/arti…
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Seizure of a tiger and four leopards in Kelantan — WWF-Malaysia and TRAFFIC
What You Think
SEPT 13 — TRAFFIC and WWF-Malaysia commend Perhilitan Kelantan and their counterparts in the Customs Department for foiling an attempt in Tumpat, to smuggle a tiger and four leopards out of the country on Tuesday.
Thanks to their hard work, yet another criminal has been apprehended. Sadly, this also means that we have five less endangered animals in our forest …
The Malay Mail Online – September 13, 2013
www.themalaymailonline.com/wha…
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