11. WWF - Manatee
West Indian manatee or sea cow (Trichechus manatus) is commonly found in shallow coastal areas, but can also be found in shallow rivers, estuaries, and canals, French Guiana.
© WWF-Canon / Roger LeGUEN
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. WWF - Jaguar
that weighs 1 kg (2 lb) to a cow that weighs more than 450 kg (1,000 lb). Jaguars hunt by walking slowly along trails, watching and listening for prey.
Jaguars have an unusual method of killing large prey. Whereas lions, tigers, and leopards
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15. WWF - The Great Barrier Reef
‘dugong’ (sea cow) and 6 of the world's 7 species of threatened marine turtles .
The main industry on the reef is tourism and it is reported to generate more than 1 billion Australian dollars annually.
It was inscribed on
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16. WWF - Create your own organic garden
in it.
You can mix some cow dung or natural compost in the soil. Mix the soil thoroughly. Cover the holes in the box with small wire meshes or very small pebbles so that the sand or soil does not get in and block the drainage holes. Put the
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17. WWF - Camera traps in China
that a predator killed a cow. The next day, they retrieved the film and discovered the image of an adult tiger feeding on the carcass.
The photograph, taken at the end of 2006, provides evidence that the endangered cat species is slowly
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18. WWF - Agriculture & environment: Beef
In India, some 200 million cows are allowed to roam freely because Hindus consider them the mothers of life. By the mid-1990s the government had created old age homes for half a million cattle. Killing a cow in India is a crime punishable by life
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19. WWF - Amazon manatee
are also referred to as "sea cows"
The Stellar cow, a now extinct member of the manatee family (Sirenia), lived in the Bering Sea. This very large manatee was last seen in the 18th century.
Sailors used to refer to manatees as
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20. WWF - Greater Annamites Ecoregion news
saola, a relative of the cow first discovered by scientists in 1992 in the Annamite Mountains ...
01 March 2004
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