There’s a New Tool in the Fight Against Elephant Poaching
Smithsonian Magazine - An American biologist wields an innovative weapon against the illegal trade in African ivory...
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Smithsonian Magazine - An American biologist wields an innovative weapon against the illegal trade in African ivory...
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Post Magazine - Drought-busting rain, a crackdown on the illegal trade in ivory and education in Asia to stem demand for it has seen new life blossom on the African savannah. A record-breaking 248 baby elephants were born in the Amboseli National Park last year,...
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VN Express International - Police in Hanoi in collaboration with an environmental NGO have busted a pangolin scale trafficking ring in northern Vietnam. ...
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Good News Network - Off the coast of New Zealand, a group of marine biologists has discovered a mother bottlenose dolphin that had adopted a baby pilot whale....
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Euronews - An algorithm designed by a research group from the Universities of Bath, Oxford and Twente may be able to help save African elephants from extinction. Coupled with high-resolution imagery, the algorithm enables a satellite to scan large areas of land in short periods...
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A new report has found that medicines containing pangolin scales are still being produced and sold throughout China, despite a recent ban on pangolin scales from the official list of approved ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine. According to the report, 56 companies are actively producing and selling...
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Nine tonnes of elephant ivory were destroyed this week in Singapore. It was the largest ivory crushing event in recent years and the nation was willing to forgo S$18 million (€11 million) worth of the rare material in the process. By pulverising the ivory in...
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Ilcommercio di avorio continua a prosperare nell'UE. Durante i primi 6 mesi di quest'anno, l'autorità italiana CITES (Carabinieri Forestali) ha condotto l'operazione "Golden Tusks" che ha portato al sequestro di 460 pezzi di avorio del valore stimato di 400.000 euro. Zanne, statuette, crocifissi, posate e gioielli sono stati sequestrati a...
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Curtailing of shipping due to coronavirus allows scientists to study effects of quieter oceans on marine wildlife In cities, human lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic have offered some respite to the natural world, with clear skies and the return of wildlife to waterways. Now evidence of...
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Europe’s environmental footprints exceed several safe limits. Global sustainability challenges increasingly raise concerns about the stability of the Earth system that supports all life on our planet. A joint study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), published...
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