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Original Technorati articles tagged “poaching”

• in Green
  A Tribute to Spencer the Rhino - May His Death Not Be In Vain
  The Rhino Rescue Project lost Spencer to anaesthesia, in an effort to take a proactive stance against poaching.
  by azraiel / on Feb 18, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  The Dwindling Population of Tigers in India
  Tigers are disappearing from the Indian sub-continent and the government is enrolling the help of stars, politicians and citizens to help in the cause to save the animals
  by faheemrehman / on Mar 20, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “poaching”

 

• India Ink: Maharashtra States New Policy of Allowing Forest Guards to Shoot Tiger Poachers is a Necessity, Officials Say

  
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  An Indian states new policy of allowing forest guards to shoot tiger poachers is seen as a necessity.
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• India Ink: Maharashtra State’s New Policy of Allowing Forest Guards to Shoot Tiger Poachers is a Necessity, Officials Say

  
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  http://www.nytimes.com/ India Ink: Maharashtra State’s New Policy of Allowing Forest Guards to Shoot Tiger Poachers is a Necessity, Officials Say An Indian state’s new policy of allowing forest guards to shoot tiger poachers is seen as a necessity. published date:Fri, 25 May 2012 07:30:31 GMT
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• Op-Ed Contributor: How to Stop Wildlife Poachers

  
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• Rangers now allowed to shoot tiger poachers on sight in Indian state

  
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  In the wake of a surge in tiger poaching, the state government of Maharashtra, India will no longer consider the shooting of wildlife poachers by forest rangers a crime, reports the Associated Press .
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• Maharashtra, India Makes It Legal To Shoot Tiger Poachers On Site

  
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  Maharashtra, a state in western India , has made it legal for forest guards to shoot tiger poachers  on site, in an attempt to stem the bloody massacre of the nation’s tiger population. The government in Maharashtra has stated that injuring or killing suspected poachers will not longer be a crime in the state, ...
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• Im Completely Okay With This

  
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  Can we extend this to both Africa (gorillas) and the Oceans (whales)? Via NPR : Poachers caught hunting tigers in Indias Maharashtra state are on notice that they could be shot on sight.
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• Recipe: Poached Tilapia on Turnip Greens

  
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  Last year our garden didnt do much of anything.  Before you start fretting about the coming apocalypse, please allow me to point out that it never did anything because we never put anything into the ground.  Life just got away from us last year.  Fortunately we are not and were not dependent on the fruit of our own ...
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• Animal Poachers In India Can Be Shot on Sight

  
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  Reports Talia Ralph on Global Post : Animal poachers in India can now be shot on sight, after lawmakers in the western state of Maharashtra passed legislation Wednesday to defend tigers, elephants, and other wildlife from attacks, the Times of India reported . The state’s forest guards should not be “booked ...
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• Animal Poachers In India Can Be Shot on Sight

  
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  Reports Talia Ralph on Global Post: Animal poachers in India can now be shot on sight, after lawmakers in the western state of Maharashtra passed legislation Wednesday to defend tigers, elephants, and other wildlife from attacks, the Times of India reported. The state’s forest guards should not be “booked for ...
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• Indian state gives go-ahead to shoot tiger poachers on sight

  
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  NEW DELHI (AP) — A western Indian state has declared war on animal poaching by sanctioning its forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks against tigers, elephants and other wildlife. A Bengal tiger cools off in a small pond of water at Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal, ...
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• Free Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson.

  
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  Sea Shepherd Founder, Captain Paul Watson, has been under arrest in Frankfurt, Germany and faces extradition to Costa Rica for an incident that occurred over a decade ago when he apprehended an illegal shark finning operation off the coast of Guatemala.
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• Fighting for the front page: The challenges of environmental reporting in Malawi

  
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  In Malawi, parliamentary proceedings and political scandals dominate the headlines and radio waves.  Whether it is a mere press conference or cabinet reshuffling, journalists jump at the chance to report on governmental affairs. The prevalence of political coverage, however, means that other issues are sidelined. The ...
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• "The sale of this next lot will be contingent on a satisfactory resolution of a court proceeding dealing with this matter."

  
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  On May 20th, the fossil remains of a Tarbosaurus (aka, Tyrannosaurus bataar ) were sold for $1,052,500 . The auction was carried out despite objections from the President of Mongolia and a court order . The problem? The remains may have been poached.
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• Over half of worlds tiger reserves lack minimum protection

  
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  A year-and-a-half after a landmark summit that pledged to double the worlds number of tigers by 2022, and still 65 percent of tiger reserves lack minimum standards of protection for the worlds largest cat, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Reporting at the first meeting of all 13 tiger-range countries ...
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• Florida Man Arrested for Killing Two Deer He Says He Needed to Feed His Family

  
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  More interesting than the short article , is reading the comments below. What a wide range of opinions.
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• ‘Asian unicorn’ at risk of extinction from poaching, WWF warns

  
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  http://www.guardian.co.uk ‘Asian unicorn’ at risk of extinction from poaching, WWF warns On the 20th anniversary of the saola’s discovery, conservationists say the population of the reclusive species has dropped dramaticallyPoaching in Vietnam and Laos may be driving the “Asian unicorn” to ...
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• Interview with Ranger Sedrick, Bloodhound Handler

  
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  Sedrick (right) with Lila and fellow rangers Joseph (center) and Calixte (left) Interview by: Ranger Gracien Sivanza ——————- Hello Sedrick. Please tell us your full name. Sure, my full name is Babinta Bisimwa Sedrick. Do you have siblings? Yes, I have 4 sisters and 3 brothers. I am the ...
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• mohandasgandhi:A pregnant six-year-old female and her...

  
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  mohandasgandhi : A pregnant six-year-old female and her nine-year-old bull companion were drugged and de-horned by poachers in South Africa. The rhinos were darted with an overdose of a morphine derivative, known as M99, before having their horns hacked off with pangas or machetes. Besides losing the horns, the ...
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• Rhino horns in demand

  
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  Posted on: 2:52 pm | May 9, 2012 For desperate Vietnamese cancer patients ground rhinoceros horn is seen as an elixir of life — a medically unproven and illegal obsession that threatens the very survival of the world’s wild rhinos. The substance, which shares the same protein found in human fingernails, sells ...
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• Rhino Crisis Round Up: Death Toll Surges to 199 in South Africa & More

  
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  This week, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs released the shocking figure of 199 rhinos slaughtered during the first four months of 2012. Most of the massacre has occurred in Kruger National Park, where 119 rhinos were killed. In addition, 122 people have been arrested in South Africa [...]
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