You Can Now Kill Lions Again In Zimbabwe
by Tess Owen
Zimbabwe’s government has lifted the country’s ban on hunting lions, leopards and elephants imposed on August after a big game hunter illegally killed a celebrated lion named Cecil on July 1.
News of the lifting of the ban came as Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said the country should protect its natural resources from what he called foreign “vandals.” …
VICE News – August 10, 2015 | 7:10 pm
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Zimbabwe Lifts Hunting Ban Imposed In The Wake Of Cecil The Lion’s Death, After Only Ten Days
Zimbabwe Lifts Hunting Ban Imposed In The Wake Of Cecil The Lion’s Death After Only Ten Days
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe blames foreign ‘vandals’ amid lion’s death
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German tour operators halt cruises to Faroe Islands in response to continued whale slaughter
by Bob Berwyn
Activists say unnecessary whale killing must stop.
FRISCO — Two big German tour operators have announced that they are cancelling cruise ship visits to the Faroe Islands in reaction to the country’s annual slaughter of hapless whales …
Summit County Citizens Voice – August 10, 2015
German tour operators halt cruises to Faroe Islands in response to continued whale slaughter
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Taiji moratorium means aquariums may be reducing their dolphin shows
JIJI
Aquariums in Japan have decided not to buy dolphins caught by drive fishing, mainly from near the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, amid international protests and pressure from the world’s leading zoo organization …
The Japan Times – Aug 10, 2015
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Four poachers held for killing Sumatran tiger
by AFP
Banda Aceh (Indonesia): Indonesian police have arrested four men for allegedly killing a Sumatran tiger and trying to sell its body parts, an official said on Monday, the latest case of the critically endangered animals being targeted …
Times of Oman – August 10, 2015 | 2:59 PM
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