Humpback Whales Share Hunting Culture, New Study [Video]
Humpback whales may have a true culture that involves sharing techniques to improve hunting and feeding. That’s the finding put forward in a new study published this week in journal Science, which is based on data collected over 27 years by the Whale Center of New England in Gloucester, Massachusetts …
The Inquisitr – Posted: April 26, 2013
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UN recognizes severity of wildlife crimes (Video)
Governments meeting to discuss responses to global crime waves are urging countries to impose strict penalties for the trafficking wildlife products like elephant ivory and rhino horn. Members of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Friday passed a resolution encouraging UN member states “to make illicit trafficking in wild fauna and flora a serious crime” and to ensure organized criminal groups are prosecuted …
WWF International – Posted on 26 April 2013
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Central African Republic elephant poaching on rise
Associated Press
DAKAR, Senegal — Elephant meat is flooding food markets in villages near a famed wildlife reserve in Central African Republic one month after rebels believed to be involved in poaching overthrew the government, conservationists said Thursday …
TriValley Central – Posted: Friday, April 26, 2013 10:00 am
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Governments take a stand against fisheries crime
Vienna, Austria: Governments meeting at the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice this week in Vienna agreed to a proposal from Norway, to address crimes at sea that impact upon the environment, including fisheries crimes …
WWF International – Posted on 26 April 2013
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Alaska bowhead whale hunt off to slow start
Alex DeMarban
Whalers across Arctic Alaska are gearing up to land their first catch of the year in an ancient ritual governed by the vast expanses of sea ice that cradle the coast each spring …
Alaska Dispatch – April 25, 2013
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