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ITEC Conservation Programs
Alternative activities that may relieve turtle poaching pressure and help reestablish historic population levels include child and adult conservation education, iguana farming, turtle head start program, and the promotion of indigenous and regional folk ...
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WWF - Amur (Siberian) tiger - Population & Distribution
Khabarovski provinces represent the Russian Far East Broadleaf and Conifer Forests ecoregion. Amur tigers found here are under increasing poaching pressure due to political and economic changes that have occured over the last few years. Page last updated: February 29, 2008. All photos/graphics remain the copyright of WWF A A Print Page E-Mail Page Add ...
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A question of survival for Kanha's tigers
Dharni, the tehsil headquarter of Melghat, has been a camping site for organised poaching gangs for long. “All your tigers have gone via Dharni,” he is reported to have told ... ’s statements?
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WWF - African elephants - Threats
Moreover, increasing land use pressures on elephant range, declining law enforcement budgets, and continuing poaching pressure for bush meat as well as ivory, have kept illegal killing of elephants widespread in some regions. Unequal distribution of elephants means different opinions on conservation ...
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DSWF - CITES & SPECIES SURVIVAL NETWORK
Perhaps most concerning is the fact that poaching pressure is likely to fall most intensely on those countries least able to resist and law ... one-off" stockpile sales and proposals to reopen trade have been closely connected to rises in poaching, illegal ivory interceptions, and the rising price of ivory such that some experts suggest things are ...
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The saiga saga
East Africa, this charismatic and unique ungulate has been decimated in the last decade by extreme poaching pressure. Despite its ability to endure the extremes of nature, the saiga cannot withstand the ... and groups within the rural communities, as these are the people involved in poverty-driven poaching. Small grants have supported workshops for a mechanic, a joiner and a welding operation, water ...
www.fauna-flora.org

Lion
Legal hunting of lions, especially on managed game ranches in South Africa has kept a lot of poaching pressure off of the lion in general by providing a legal source of pelts, claws, etc. ... programs for the lion. The situation for captive lions, especially in the US, is bleak. Increasing pressure from animal rights groups is greatly hurting the genetic viability of the captive lion population. Like ...
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A conservation triumph: The Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
They only become aggressive if one of their group is perceived to be threatened. The threats to the mountain gorillas and their habitat are many. Poaching, pressure on the land for agriculture, unsustainable harvesting of wood for fuel, construction and other human activities all threaten the habitat of ...
scienceinafrica.co.za

And now Lions: poaching in the Gir!!
Ramesh Raval, former Wildlife Warden of Junagadh, says, “This is the most shocking incident of poaching that has been reported during my life. Gir authorities have been talking nonsense and shirking responsibilities. ... surviving group of the big cat’s sub-species in the wild has been under enormous pressure in Gir. Sadly, while the disappearance of India ’s tiger population has raised a national ...
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Central African Republic
Main indigenous forest peoples: Ba’Aka Pygmies and Bantus communities Main threat to rainforest: Lack of sustainable logging management, poaching, pressure for fuelwood around the main cities GDP per capita: $1,700 Size of country: 622,984 km2 Population: 4,216,666 Progress Projects Advocacy Publications Partners Children in CAR The Central African Republic (CAR) ...
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