Information Centre of General Animal Protection (beta)

51. WWF - Return of the large carnivores to Switzerland

and logging forced the lynx, wolf and brown bear in extinction in the Swiss Alps by the 19th century. Today, these species are starting to return, although the numbers are far too small to guarantee their survival. Unresolved conflicts between

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52. WWF - Species in the Alps region

As is the case of the wolf and the lynx, most problems will arise in connection with potential damage to livestock. The wolf has found its way from the Apennines (where it never completely disappeared and was able to recover in recent years)

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53. WWF - Dhole

Walrus Whales & Dolphins Wolf: Arctic Wolf: Maned Wolf: Timber / Grey Did you know? Dholes featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book , as the ferocious red dogs. Dholes are very

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54. WWF - Cerrado, the Brazilian Savanna

The endangered maned wolf is not really a wolf at all, but actually a large fox. © Martin Harvey / WWF-Canon WWF in the Cerrado

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55. WWF - Grey Kangaroo

Walrus Whales & Dolphins Wolf: Arctic Wolf: Maned Wolf: Timber / Grey Grey kangaroos are not endangered â€“ but certain tree-kangaroos are! Find out more about tree kangaroos.

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56. WWF - Altai-Sayan Mountains

ibex ( Capra sibirica ), wolf ( Canis lupis ), brown bear ( Ursus arctos ) and lynx ( Lynx lynx ). What WWF is doing Ensuring Long-Term Conservation of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion (Russia)

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57. WWF - Sun Bear

Walrus Whales & Dolphins Wolf: Arctic Wolf: Maned Wolf: Timber / Grey Did you know? Sun bears are named after the bib-shaped golden or white patch on their chest, which legend says represents the

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58. WWF - Conservation and environmental news & publications: Norway

The status of the wolf in Scandinavia 28 January 2005 0 comments Saving the Treasures of the Sea Project brochure on the

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59. WWF - Green Mountains - The Carpathians

mammals. Brown bear, wolf and lynx can all be found in the forests of the region. Threatened bird species, including the Imperial eagle, Ural owl and the corncrake, have also found a sanctuary here. On a continent where 40% of mammals are

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60. WWF - Ungulate Recovery Programme in the Amur Tiger Habitats of Far East Russia

of other predators (leopard, wolf, brown and black bear, lynx). Hunters shoot under licence up to 5,000 ungulates, plus 10,000 to 15,000 are the victims of poachers. Under such conditions hunters and predators are in competitive struggle.

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