Save the tiger: The success of the Bengal tiger in Nepal shows you can make a difference
For a long time the number of tigers in Nepal was decreasing at an alarming rate. According to a survey conducted by the World Wildlife Fund, the number of tigers in the Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal fell by about 30% between 2005 and 2008. The decline was such that there were only an estimated six tigers in the reserve in 2009 …
The Independent – Monday 28 July 2014
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Tigers at risk of extinction from poaching
Tomorrow is International Tiger Day
Evgeny Lebedev
Tigers once covered a vast stretch of Asia. They could be found in the tip of India, all the way across to Bali and even into eastern Turkey. Now they survive in a few pockets, primarily in India, South-east Asia, and here in Russia’s eastern Primorsky region. Worldwide numbers are estimated at little more than 3,000. In every one of these locations, they are under mortal threat …
Irish Independent – 28/07/2014 | 13:05
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PETA Calls for USDA Inspection of Ringling Bros. Elephants in Anaheim Due to “Wound”
By Matt Coker
Unlike past years, I had not heard from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in the days the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was setting up for a 10-day engagement in Anaheim, where PETA has staged eye-opening demonstrations in the past. But then, hours before opening night at the Honda Center Friday, PETA emailed over the photograph above, which is said to show an elephant with a pressure sore on the side of its face in Ontario, the previous stop for “The Greatest Show on Earth.” …
The PETA letter to the USDA:
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OC Weekly (blog) – Jul. 28 2014 at 9:39 AM
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