Illegal trade in lesser known species ‘largely unreported’
Press Trust of India | New Delhi
To highlight the rampant illegal trade of lesser known species like pangolins and owls and generate support for their conservation, a campaign was launched on social media which its organisers said has reached out to more than a million people.
The organisers said that while the threat to species like tigers and rhinos is well publicised, illegal trade of lesser- known species go largely unreported …
Business Standard – May 6, 2015 at 05:57 PM
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Do Consumers Really Have the Power to End the Illegal Wildlife Trade?
Corrine Henn
The rate at which wildlife and wildlife parts are currently being traded is alarming to say the least. One elephant is killed for their ivory every 15 minutes ( www.onegreenplanet.org/environ… ), around three rhinos ( www.onegreenplanet.org/environ… ) are poached every day and around 28,300 freshwater turtles ( www.onegreenplanet.org/environ… ) are traded on the illegal wildlife market every day.
Whether the animals are sold alive as exotic pets, killed and turned into trinkets, or used as medicine ( www.onegreenplanet.org/animals… ), the wildlife trade has had a devastating impact on remaining wild populations of a number of highly endangered species …
One Green Planet – May 6, 2015
Do Consumers Really Have the Power to End the Illegal Wildlife Trade?
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Preserving the Future – digital campaign illuminates illegal trade in non-charismatic species
New Delhi, India, 6th May 2015—A digital media campaign on illegal trade in lesser-known non-charismatic wildlife species—including pangolins, owls and mongooses—that ended last month reached out to nearly 1.4 million individuals on Facebook, Twitter and Google …
TRAFFIC – Wildlife Trade News – May 6, 2015 at 9:46 AM
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Climate change may extinct animals
Posted by: ZNBC User
One in six species on the planet could face extinction if nothing is done to tackle climate change, analysis suggests.
If carbon emissions continue on their current path – and temperatures rise by 4 degrees – 16% of animals and plants will be lost, according to a review of evidence.
The study, published in Science, shows risks are highest in South America, Australia and New Zealand.Previous estimates range from 0 to 54% …
ZNBC – May 6, 2015
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