81. WWF - Horn of Africa Acacia Savannas
fragmented due to illegal hunting, following decades of political instability and open warfare over large parts of the region. There are concerns that the large animal populations in the region may become more fragmented in the future.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/hornofafrica_acacia_savannas.cfm - 45.2kb
82. WWF - Mesoamerican Pine-Oak Forests
growing problem is game hunting of wildlife such as paca, deer, tapir and monkeys for game meat, and the hunting of predators (ocelot, puma) to protect stock.
High levels of air pollution have also damaged the pine-oak forests surrounding
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/mesoamerican_pineoak_forests.cfm - 49.5kb
83. WWF - Palawan Moist Forests
illegal logging , hunting, and regular burning seriously threaten the ecoregion. In addition, the protected area system is weak and enforcement of the existing law inadequate.
WWF's work
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/palawan_moist_forests.cfm - 47.9kb
84. WWF - Priority & endangered species
because of unsustainable hunting, logging or fishing.
Strategially focusing efforts on these species will also help conserve the many other species which share their habitats and/or are vulnerable to the same threats.
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/ - 56.7kb
85. WWF - Guayanan Highlands Forests
loss and commercial fur hunting. Though the fur trade is currently prohibited, hunting does continue. It is listed as endangered by IUCN .
Read more:
Giant river otter at www.seaworld.org
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/guayanan_highland_forests.cfm - 47.9kb
86. WWF - Central & Eastern Miombo Woodlands
tourist-trade carvings. The hunting of bushmeat is a growing problem in this ecoregion, and hunting for rhino horn and elephant ivory has negatively impacted the population of both species.
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http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/central_eastern_miombo_woodlands.cfm - 47.4kb
87. WWF - Altai-Sayan Montane Forests
by habitat loss and hunting, being highly prized by hunters. It is listed as vulnerable by IUCN .
Read more:
Altai Argali wild sheep at www.panda.org
Ovis ammon ammon at www.arkive.org
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/altaisayan_montane_forests.cfm - 49.0kb
88. 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/what_we_do/where_we_work/arctic/area/species/polarbear/?201077/Melting-ice-linked-to-polar-cub-mortality-as-moms-swim-farther - 53.8kb
89. WWF - Bowhead whale
in the early 1700s, the hunting focus shifted to the west of the island. Areas between Greenland and eastern Canada also became overexploited by the mid-nineteenth century, followed by whales in the Bering Sea.
Current population and
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/right_whales/bowhead_whale/ - 58.9kb
90. WWF - The great Coral Triangle treasure hunt
MPA incursions due to hunting have been recurring sources of friction between the Philippines and its neighbours.
In September of 2007, 126 endangered Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) and 10,000 turtle eggs were found aboard Chinese
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/malaysia/?200554/The-Treasure-Hunt - 59.0kb
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