1. WWF - Protecting Africa’s Eastern coast
species is the sea cow, whose slow breeding rate and long life span mean is particularly susceptible to factors that threaten its survival. The WWF project seeks to reduce dudong mortality by 15% and a status report for the dudong
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/tanzania/wwf_tanzania_our_solutions/index.cfm?uProjectID=9F0710 - 48.6kb
2. WWF - Comment: A surprising French lesson for the world
somewhere between the sacred cow and a proud symbol of national identity. France, where people routinely use les environs to mean simply surroundings and the word environnement hardly figures at all except for the government department in
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?1860/Comment-A-surprising-French-lesson-for-the-world - 49.7kb
3. WWF - WWF welcomes Central African clampdown on smugglers
were hidden under a pile of cow skins in a truck.
The smuggler – a CAR citizen working within an international network – was en route to Nigeria when he was arrested at a checkpoint some 25 kilometers outside Bangui. He will
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?197635/WWF-welcomes-Central-African-clampdown-on-smugglers - 52.6kb
4. WWF - Naga-Manipuri-Chin Hills Moist Forests
with the back of a domestic cow. There is a shoulder hump which is especially pronounced in adult males. The s-shaped horns are found in both sexes, with the male’s horns sometimes reaching 1 m (3.5 ft).
They live in small mixed herds of
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/naga_manipuri_chin_moist_forests.cfm - 48.0kb
5. WWF - WWF welcomes Central African clampdown on smugglers
were hidden under a pile of cow skins in a truck.
The smuggler – a CAR citizen working within an international network – was en route to Nigeria when he was arrested at a checkpoint some 25 kilometers outside Bangui. He will
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/successes/?197635/WWF-welcomes-Central-African-clampdown-on-smugglers - 52.6kb
6. WWF - Palawan Moist Forests
the endangered dugong or sea cow. The bay is the last few remaining habitats in the world for the species that is fast declining in numbers. In 2004, the project helped establish an LGU-based marine mammal rescue network, which has been monitoring
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/palawan_moist_forests.cfm - 47.9kb
7. WWF - WWF welcomes Central African clampdown on smugglers
were hidden under a pile of cow skins in a truck.
The smuggler – a CAR citizen working within an international network – was en route to Nigeria when he was arrested at a checkpoint some 25 kilometers outside Bangui. He will
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/cameroon/?197635/WWF-welcomes-Central-African-clampdown-on-smugglers - 52.6kb
8. WWF - WWF welcomes Central African clampdown on smugglers
were hidden under a pile of cow skins in a truck.
The smuggler – a CAR citizen working within an international network – was en route to Nigeria when he was arrested at a checkpoint some 25 kilometers outside Bangui. He will
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/cameroon/?197636/WWF-welcomes-Central-African-clampdown-on-smugglers - 44.0kb
9. WWF - Collared tiger in Nepal poisoned
after eating the flesh of a cow deliberately laced with poison. 3 men suspected of involvement in the death have been arrested.
“Namo Buddha’s unfortunate end underscores the fact that efforts to protect Nepal’s tigers
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/news_pubs/?200511/Collared-tiger-in-Nepal-poisoned - 47.6kb
10. WWF - Shark Bay, Australia
famous for its dugong (sea cow) population, and bottlenose dolphins at Monkey Mia .
Shark Bay has the largest known area of seagrass , with seagrass meadows covering over 4,800 km² of the bay. It includes the 1,030 km² Wooramel Seagrass
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/shark_bay_australia.cfm - 41.5kb
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