1. WSPA and Animal Planet take on the illegal wildlife trade
Planet take on the illegal wildlife trade
WSPA and Animal Planet take on the illegal wildlife trade Nov 2, 2007
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WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals) is helping tackle the ugly world of illegal
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2. Crime doesn’t pay: wildlife hotline targets bear bile
Crime doesn’t pay: wildlife hotline targets bear bile
Crime doesn’t pay: wildlife hotline targets bear bile Mar 26, 2009
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A bear caged for its bile in an Asian bear farm© WSPA A wildlife
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3. First zoo welfare law for Malaysian zoos
conservation laws. The new Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 includes heavier punishments for Wildlife cruelty and zoos that operate without a license, poaching and other Wildlife crimes. Malaysia has around 40 zoos, many of which fail to meet
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4. A new bear at Balkasar
government’s Wildlife Department, who took immediate action. Acting together for maximum impact The Wildlife Department in Sindh played an extremely important role in this rescue – had it not been for their swift response
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5. Wild returns spell success for bear rehab
Fisheries and wildlife officer Rich Beausoleil hands Wasaka to IBBR staff© IBBR An orphaned bear cub, found by an officer of the Department of Fish & wildlife in Washington state, USA, and transported nearly 430 miles to
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6. Poachers beware: new skills for bear guardians
the importance of wildlife Indian wildlife laws an overview of the country’s wildlife crime scenario, focussing on sloth bears. Participants also received training in field crafts, enabling them to identify indirect evidence
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7. Undercover bear baiting footage reveals corruption
in the investigation of wildlife officials for corruption. For two years, the Punjab Department of wildlife and Parks has denied that bear baiting takes place in the region, refusing to accept BRC’s continuous undercover
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8. Local networking saves bears from cruel contest
PBRC, working with Punjab wildlife officials, managed to prevent the baiting taking place with a carefully planned and timed intervention. But when the authorities attempted to confiscate the bears they were prevented from doing so by the
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9. Protecting Tanzania’s elephants
In both Turkey and Tanzania, wildlife was threatening people’s safety and livelihoods. In both places, people’s love – even human tolerance – of their wild neighbours had been broken. WSPA’s approach involves
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10. Nicaraguan festival hosts animal welfare milestone
for companion animals and wildlife respectively. A UDAW endorsed by the United Nations would encourage more countries to adopt legislation protecting animals, making it perhaps the biggest possible single step forward for animal welfare. Will
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