11. WWF - Bornean orangutan
perished in the fires.
Hunting
Orangutans are hunted for food in some areas. Hunting intensity seems to vary from one region to another, a phenomenon probably explained by cultural and religious differences. However, even the slightest
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/orangutans/borneo_orangutan/ - 67.2kb
12. WWF - Lower Mekong Dry Forests Ecoregion Action Programme
Underlying causes of the hunting threat include: (i) the high level of poverty among local people; (ii) the lack of knowledge, equipment, or financial incentives for law enforcement officials to control illegal hunting; and (iii) weak laws and
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/project/projects/?uProjectID=KH0009 - 48.8kb
13. WWF - Jengi Fever: Forest management in Cameroon
activities. Community hunting zones have been set up to address subsistence hunting needs, and some villages have engaged in managed commercial sports hunting.
Collaborative agreements with some logging companies to work towards sustainable
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/cameroon/?uProjectID=CM0047 - 43.9kb
14. WWF - Melting ice linked to polar bear cub mortality as moms swim farther
to help the polar bear? Stop hunting them. They are doing just fine since hunting restriction were enforced. They couldn't care less about climate change.
mayang simbahan
July 26, 2011 - 03:33
http://wwf.panda.org/?201077/Melting-ice-linked-to-polar-cub-mortality-as-moms-swim-farther - 51.7kb
15. WWF - Lower Mekong Dry Forests Ecoregion Action Programme
Underlying causes of the hunting threat include: (i) the high level of poverty among local people; (ii) the lack of knowledge, equipment, or financial incentives for law enforcement officials to control illegal hunting; and (iii) weak laws and
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/about_tigers/indo_chinese_tiger/?uProjectID=KH0009 - 50.0kb
16. WWF - Threats to polar bears
to determine what level of hunting is sustainable. As with many other Arctic species, polar bears face not just one threat, but a variety of threat in different combinations over their range.
hunting
The international Agreement on the
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/area/species/polarbear/threats/ - 51.4kb
17. WWF - Expedition diary
and his son go out for hunting, but they always return empty handed, and finally there is only a small amount of meat left. They barely manage to go out hunting anymore due to exhaustion, but the old women makes a soup by cocking some seal
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/what_we_do/climate/climatewitness2/expedition_diary.cfm - 106.3kb
18. WWF - WWF African Bushmeat Programme
of species threatened by hunting and to ensure the hunting of non-threatened species is viable.
Overall objective is that wild animal species are no longer threatened by over-harvesting for food or income in Africa.
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/ghana/solutions/index.cfm?uProjectID=9F0739 - 45.0kb
19. WWF - Tree Kangaroo
loss and the effects of hunting
Promoting and managing protected areas
Reducing illegal hunting through programmes such as TRAFFIC
WWF works closely with PNG's Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) on its
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tree_kangaroo/ - 56.3kb
20. WWF - Tibetan Antelope
Threats Commercial hunting of chiru for the underfur had a serious impact on the species, Despite CITES protection, illegal hunting continues to pose a threat.
Expansion of livestock herding into remote areas and fencing of pastures on
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tibetan_antelope/ - 53.1kb
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