Pakistan SC bans hunting of rare birds
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday banned hunting of rare birds like houbara bustard and ordered cancellation of all existing permits, a setback to the government which had previously issued special licences to the Arab royals.
The apex court headed by new chief justice Jawwad S Khawaja also cancelled all existing permits issued for hunting purposes …
The Hindu – August 19, 2015, 07:38 PM
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Pamana’s tragic end
By Jesse Pizarro Boga
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 Aug) – Philippine Eagle Pamana did not last more than 59 days in the wild after she was released last June 12 in Mt. Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental. She was shot by unknown perpetrators last August 10, the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) said.
Dennis Joseph Salvador, PEF executive director, said that the perpetrators of the crime have yet to be identified …
Minda News – August 19, 2015, 06:58 PM
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Big or small, cats find themselves in the line of fire
Rym Ghazal
By the time you finish reading this column, one of our planet’s unique species will have become extinct. Yes, it has reached this stage.
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), this is at least 100 times the natural rate of extinction. One in four of the world’s mammals are threatened with extinction, and so are one in eight birds, one in five sharks, one in four coniferous trees and one in three amphibians.
The cause of all this? Us – through hunting, the destruction of habitats and our role in climate change …
The National – August 19, 2015, 05:09 PM
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Taiji dolphin slaughter set to turn cove into bloodbath
Despite a ban on Japanese aquarium and zoo association members sourcing live dolphins from Taiji, local fishermen say demand is unaffected. The ‘drive hunt’ is on.
Each year, from September to March, hundreds of dolphins are caught in one small cove along Japan’s Pacific coast and either traded as a live commodity, or slaughtered and sold as meat.
According to Earth Island Institute’s Mark Palmer, Associate Director of the International Marine Mammal Project, the capture of live dolphins at Taiji Cove subsidises the declining trade in dolphin meat.
The meat trade would no longer be viable without the substantial profits in selling trained dolphins, says Earth Island Institute. Hunters can get US$500-600 for the sale of dolphin meat, compared to up to US$150,000 that aquariums, marine parks, and hotel resorts will pay for a live, trained bottlenose dolphin …
The News Hub – Aug 19, 2015, 01:30 PM
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Heather Dugmore: Rhino poachers in the crosshairs – disrupting criminal networks
by Heather Dugmore
Current efforts to combat rhino poaching in South Africa are making some headway but they are insufficient because they mostly focus on anti-poaching efforts on the ground.
Recognising the need to go beyond this, the WWF Nedbank Green Trust is funding a project that is working on a strategic approach aimed at disrupting and collapsing the transnational criminal syndicates that control this illegal market.
The project is called: “Identifying and disrupting the criminal networks behind rhino horn trafficking” …
BizNews – August 19, 2015
Heather Dugmore: Rhino poachers in the crosshairs – disrupting criminal networks
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German cruise lines cancel Faroe visits over whale hunt concerns
Two German cruise lines have stopped visiting the Faroe Islands in protest over an annual pilot whale hunt.
Staff at Hapag-Lloyd and AIDA said they are now looking to visit alternative destinations and have urged the islanders to halt the practice.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) said it is not just pilot whales that end up being killed in the hunt for their meat, but also various dolphin species …
TTG Digital – August 19, 2015
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Love or hate the wolf? Depends where you live
By Ariane Gigon, Isenthal
Translated from French by Julia Bassam, swissinfo.ch
In Switzerland, defenders and opponents of the wolf form irreconcilable camps. Two decades after the return of the predator, which is protected by an international convention, the country is still polarised.
The birth announcements were ready, only the photo was still missing: it finally arrived mid-August. Switzerland was introduced to the three wolf cubs born in 2015, the newest members of its – so far – only wolf pack, which lives in the canton of Graubünden. “Cubs have been born every year since 2012, so there was no reason why there shouldn’t be a litter this year”, said the cantonal wildlife officer in the beginning of summer …
swissinfo.ch – Aug 19, 2015, 11:00 AM
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The world needs more compassion, not less
Ingrid Newkirk, Special to The Explorer
We’ve heard some people say that the widespread shock and anger, including PETA’s, over the execution of Cecil the lion is “a little bit crazy.”
But wouldn’t it be far crazier if people weren’t outraged? …
Tucson Local Media – August 19, 2015, 04:00 AM
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