More should be done to stop the use of endangered species in traditional Chinese medicines, with snow leopard, tiger and rhinoceros DNA still being found in remedies, according to a leading University of Adelaide pathologist.
Other
Feb 4, 2016
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Wildlife experts welcomed Monday census figures showing India's population of endangered Asiatic lions has increased in the last five years in the western state of Gujarat.
Ecology
May 11, 2015
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Thirteen countries which are home to the world's dwindling population of wild tigers Friday agreed to establish an intelligence-sharing network to fight traffickers, concluding an anti-poaching conference in Kathmandu.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2015
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Soaring demand for tiger parts in China has emptied Asia's forests, frustrating efforts to protect the big cats, wildlife experts said as an anti-poaching conference opened in Kathmandu Monday.
Ecology
Feb 2, 2015
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India, home to most of the world's wild tigers, on Tuesday reported a 30 percent jump in numbers over four years in a rare piece of good news for conservationists.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2015
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The extinction in the wild of the southern white rhino population could be prevented by letting local communities take responsibility of the animals and giving them permission to harvest horns in a controlled manner through ...
Ecology
Oct 21, 2014
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One of the last northern white rhinos on the planet has died in a reserve in Kenya, leaving the sub-species on the verge of extinction, experts said Saturday.
Ecology
Oct 19, 2014
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An extremely rare Amur leopard has been killed in China, state media reported Monday, as police searched for the suspected trapper.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2014
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India is planning a new tiger sanctuary inside the world's largest mangrove forest after a previously undiscovered group of the endangered beasts was discovered, wildlife officials say.
Ecology
Nov 28, 2013
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At least one million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for use in traditional medicine, a report said.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2013
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