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Nearly 2 Tons Of Ivory Seized In Eastern Africa

AP | TOM MALITI | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Elephant Herds, Ivory, Kenya, Interpol, Ivory Trade, Elephants, Blackmarket, Africa, African Elephants, Poaching, Nairobi, Green News

NAIROBI, Kenya — African authorities raided shops, intercepted vehicles at checkpoints and used sniffer dogs to detect and seize over 3,800 poun...

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Poaching Problems: Rhino Horn Now Worth More Than Gold

Treehugger | Posted 11.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Rhino, Poaching, Endangered Species, Animals, Green News

The problem of rhino poaching continues to grow, with poaching levels at 15-year highs. Part of the reason according to WWF is rising demand in Asia, ...

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Tiger Skin Trade Exposed In China And More This Week In Animals (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Chimps, Tiger Skin, Elephants, Cute Chimps, Weird Animals, Elk, Baxter, Tiger Skin Trade, Animals, Cute Animals, Coral Reefs, Poaching, Illegal Immigrants, Animal-Poaching, Green News

The Environmental Investigation Agency went undercover in China to reveal these startling photos of traders selling tiger skins. Take a look at what...

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Herding Big Cats Won't Save the Wild Tiger

Jan McGirk | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Cites, Bio-Diversity, Aphrodisiac, Lixin Huang, Tiger, World Bank, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Poaching, Tiger Bone Wine, Environmenal Investigation Agency, Green News
Jan McGirk

Farming tigers in order to save them may turn out to be the equivalent of herding cats: an impossible undertaking with too many variables for sustained success.

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Conservation's Unsung Heroes: The Best Story's Never Told

Panthera | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Conservation, Tiger Conservation, Panthera, Siberian Tigers, China, Heroes, Wildlife, Poaching, Green News
Panthera

In many countries around the world, working to save wildlife is viewed as a lowly position with little to no recognition accompanied by a meager and inconsistent paycheck.

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California Dreamin' Becoming Reality

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Pets, California, Jared Huffman, Puppy Mills, Dogfighting, Factory Farms, Poaching, Ron Calderon, Dean Florez, Cameron Smyth, Animals, Pedro Nava, Legislation, Green News
Michael Markarian

When California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 2, banning the extreme confinement of animals on industrial factory farms, they sent the message loud and clear.

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Kenya Ivory, Rhino Horn Seizure Tops 660 Pounds

AP | TOM ODULA | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: Africa, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Animals, Animal Rights, Animal Cruelty, Endangered Animals, Rhino, Rhinoceros, Ivory, Ivory Trade, Ivory Sales, Ivory Smuggling, Poaching, Kenya, World News

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya seized more than 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of illegal ivory and black rhinoceros horn – some of it still bloody &n...

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Wildlife Pays the Interest on Credit Card Reform

Michael Markarian | Posted 06.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Poaching, Gun Owners of America, Tom Coburn, Credit Card Bill, Animals, National Parks, Wildlife, Green News
Michael Markarian

You're about 287 times more likely to be murdered, raped, robbed, or assaulted if you're outside a national park.

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NRA Off Target in Protecting Poachers

Michael Markarian | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Poaching, National Rifle Association, Pennsylvania, Cockfighting, Dogfighting, NRA Lobby, Animals, Bears, Defenders of Wildlife, Green News
Michael Markarian

The NRA chose to take the side of criminals, arguing that there should be an acceptable level of illegal activity since hunters just can't restrain themselves.

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Ivory's Ghosts: White Gold and the Fate of the Elephant

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

Read More: South Africa, Cites, Africa, Ivory Trade, Elephants, Poaching, Culling, Georgianne Nienaber, Kenya, Jihn Frederick Walker, Kruger Park, Anthony Pellicano, Animals, Zimbabwe, Green News
Georgianne Nienaber

Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of the Elephants is a meticulous examination of the allure of ivory that reads like a novel and is impossible to put down.

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How to Cook a Whole Fish

Chris Hall | Posted 03.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Project Recipe, Bon Appetit, Pan-Frying, Salt Crust, Fish, Poaching, Deep-Frying, Chris Hall, Cooking Recipes, Cooking, Food, Cooking Tips, Style News
Chris Hall

A whole fish, in addition to being cheaper than the same weight in individual filets, is an excellent container for cooking (hey, look, it comes wrapped in a tough, scaly skin)!

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Orphaned Elephants Saved From Poachers

The Mail Online | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Poaching, Orphaned Elephants, Elephants, Kenya, Animals, Poachers, Green News

At feeding time, it's not just the odd pint of milk that's needed for these hungry mouths - it's gallons. Every one of these elephant calves lost i...

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Pardon Me for Poaching?

Michael Markarian | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Poaching, Hunting, Presidential Pardons, Animals, Wildlife, Pardons, Pardoning, George W. Bush, Animal Poaching, Politics News
Michael Markarian

Poaching is a national epidemic, and it's such a serious problem that it has forged alliances between hunting groups and animal advocates who are working together to catch poachers.

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