21. WWF - Saiga Antelope
the threats to the saiga? Hunting
The break up of the former USSR led to uncontrolled Hunting. Increased rural poverty means the saiga is hunted for its meat. Demand for the horn used in traditional Chinese medicine skewed the sex ratio so
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/saiga_antelope/ - 56.6kb
22. WWF - Asiatic Black Bear
black bear from illegal hunting. It works with TRAFFIC to stop illegal hunting and with local communities to protect habitat.
It also runs specific projects which target conservation of specific populations of Asiatic black bear; and
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/asiatic_black_bear/ - 51.6kb
23. WWF - Diet - what do polar bears eat?
reported that even in good hunting areas, a bear may catch only 1 seal every 4 or 5 days.
There are several ways in which polar bears attempt to catch their food...
"Still hunting "
The most common method of hunting by polar bears, it
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/area/species/polarbear/diet/ - 56.1kb
24. WWF - Animal rescue on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
the rare animals and to stop hunting them. The villagers, who are the original scientists of the area with their own systems of traditional knowledge, told us about the ecology and biology of the animals, and offered to help.
Thus, it was that
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?1841/Animal-rescue-on-the-Ho-Chi-Minh-Trail - 48.0kb
25. 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/wwf_news/?201077/Melting-ice-linked-to-polar-cub-mortality-as-moms-swim-farther - 52.6kb
26. WWF - A History of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)
powered ships, enabling the hunting of faster blue and fin whales , and of the explosive harpoon, enabling further reach and increased accuracy.
hunting that knew no boundaries
The new technology, coupled with the depletion of whales in the
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/cetaceans/iwc/history/ - 44.8kb
27. WWF - Iberian Lynx - Threats
degradation
Hunting
Ironically, the species has been regarded both as an attractive Hunting trophy and as a vermin. Hunters prized its valuable fur and its meat, and although some landowners appreciate its tendency to keep fox
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/iberian_lynx/ibelynx_threats/ - 43.0kb
28. WWF - Chimpanzees
areas, leading to increased hunting pressure.
More on habitat loss
Bushmeat
'Bushmeat' has always been a primary source of dietary protein in Central and West African countries. However in recent years, hunting for bushmeat,
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/great_apes/chimpanzees/ - 67.5kb
29. WWF - Spectacled Bear - Threats
degradation
Hunting
Hunting is one of the major causes of population reduction of this species. Local inhabitants kill bears for diverse reasons, including subsistence Hunting, protection against attacks to livestock and crops
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/spectacled_bear/specbear_threats/ - 45.0kb
30. 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/about_our_earth/search_wwf_news/?201077/Melting-ice-linked-to-polar-cub-mortality-as-moms-swim-farther - 52.7kb
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