Govt destroys seized illegal wildlife products
Press Trust of India | New Delhi
Seized wildlife articles, including tiger pelts and ivory, were today set ablaze by the authorities, demonstrating the country’s commitment towards protection of its flora and fauna.
The illegal wildlife products — including those derived from tigers, elephants, leopards, lions, snakes, deer, owls, mongoose and shells — were destroyed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests ( www.business-standard.com/sear… ) officials at the Delhi Zoo here in the presence of Environment and Forests Minister Prakash Javadekar …
Business Standard – November 2, 2014 Last Updated at 20:55 IST
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Christian Serratos Of ‘The Walking Dead’ Becomes Undead: See Her Shocking Transformation [Video]
Fans of The Walking Dead might be shocked to see how different Christian Serratos looks when she’s all made up to resemble one of the undead.
However, The Walking Dead actress isn’t becoming a walker anytime soon. Instead, Serratos is rocking sugar skull-inspired makeup and standing in a graveyard to help save animals …
The Inquisitr – November 2, 2014
Christian Serratos Of ‘The Walking Dead’ Becomes Undead: See Her Shocking Transformation [Video]
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Quandary: Iceland a whaling nation
BY JILL SCHENSUL
STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD
I could not write a story about Iceland without bringing up the subject of whaling.
Iceland hunts whales — including the endangered fin and threatened minke whales, which is in open defiance of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) …
NorthJersey.com – November 2, 2014, 12:45 AM
www.northjersey.com/news/quand…
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Hunting is a tool — and hunters are conservationists
By Barry Wollenzien
I want to respond to Mr. Irvine’s letter regarding the glorifying of hunting and specifically his disdain for the hunting of predators. He says that we need to revisit our biology notes. Well, I thought I would do just that …
Daily Inter Lake – November 1, 2014 7:56 pm
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