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Kenya seizes coffin-stashed ivory
What to say, why they need killing of Rhinos and elephants.A simple answer is there is ready made market for the product.Blaming the poverty ridden war torn area for it is not will be proper... ahoo holder urges search unit sale to Microsoft
"AP Yahoo holder urges search unit sale to MicrosoftWednesday December 10, 8:55 am ET Yahoo shareholder urges board to pursue selling search unit to Microsoft LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders, Ivory Investment Management LP, is urging the Internet... Zimbabwe’s government sells stockpiled ivory to raise money for wildlife co...
There is no great irony in Zimbabwe’s government selling stockpiled ivory to make some money to support wildlife conservation. In a country with ravaging inflation and continuing social unrest, preserving...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
432 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
432 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Sale of southern African ivory begins
Stockpiles of ivory in South Africa have gone on sale in an UN sanctioned auction for the first time since 1999. There are more than 100 tons up for grabs from four southern African countries that will be... Controversial ivory sale to open
Last week Online auction site ebay, under pressure from wildlife activist, banned the sale of ivory all over the world on their websites beginning next year but the first officially sanctioned sale of...EBay bans sale of ivory
eBay has announced today that they are banning the sale of ivory on their websites worldwide, starting January 1st.After coming under fire from animal welfare groups, the company decided now is the time to take...South Africa to sell ivory to China, Japan
In what could be the return of the ivory trade, South Africa has said it will go ahead with plans to sell 51 tons of ivory to China and Japan, which is a special exemption to the ivory trading ban. South Africa has a... Gaddafi given title 'king of kings'
Whether to cheer or cry has typically been the dilemma when considering anything that has involved Qadhafi over the last three to four decades. A recovering revolutionary and terrorist, he's been in and out of...
created by World_Groove | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
5937 views | 50 recommendations | 20 comments
5937 views | 50 recommendations | 20 comments
Congo Elephant Population Plummets Due to Poaching
It's never easy being part of an endangered species, but DR Congo is a particularly rough spot these days. Aside from the embattled gorilla population, now elephants are feeling the heat as well, with their...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
483 views | 26 recommendations | 9 comments
483 views | 26 recommendations | 9 comments
Ivory Coast's forgotten acrid waste
It may have led to at least 16 deaths and more than 100,000 needing medical treatment, but how can people forget such thing after only 3 years? " Thousands of victims say they have yet to receive compensation - or say that what they have been given - around $500...Elephants Could be On Path To Extinction By 2020
African elephants are now being slaughtered for their ivory at a rapid pace, unseen since the international ban on ivory in 1989. However, scientists are saying that what is missing is the outcry on the ivory...Soaring US demand for Ivory may force African elephants extinction
Rise in demand for ivory has increased threat to already declining African elephant. Increasing demand in US for ivory made gun grips and knife handles has even worsened situation. US has been... New fears for elephants over ivory sale to China
Permission given to China to buy stockpile of elephant ivory could prove death knell for elephants all over the world. Wildlife Conservationists have warned that the ivory sale would provide impetus to mass...
created by Sanjay Jha | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
320 views | 12 recommendations | 7 comments
320 views | 12 recommendations | 7 comments
Peacekeepers 'abusing children'
A very troubling report has been issued by Save the Children saying that some UN Peacekeepers have been sexually abusing children."Children as young as six are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers, says a leading UK charity.Children in post-conflict areas are...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
290 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
290 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Poachers in Congo slaughter 14 elephants
"Poachers have slaughtered 14 elephants in Congo's Virunga National Park amid soaring demand for ivory in China.Elephants killed by spear attacks in KenyaChinese demand for ivory driving illegal tradeGorillas...NowPublic on Facebook
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