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Image courtesy: Cheryl Sanchez By Liz Mwambui I saw the bird even before I heard the telltale sounds of dirt striking foliage. I...
Wholesale Ivory Prices in China Down as Ban on Trade Approaches – report
image courtesy: Nat Geo The wholesale price of raw ivory in China has fallen by almost two-thirds in the past three years, a new...
Focus on Wastewater Challenges – and Opportunities
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Global Temperatures Hit Another Record – UN
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Cuckoos Can Distinguish Between Their Friends and Strangers – Study
Male cuckoos appear to have a unique call that makes them distinguishable to and from other males. A new study appearing in Animal...
UNEP Launches Global Campaign to Eliminate Marine Litter
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched an unprecedented global campaign to eliminate major sources of marine litter: microplastics in cosmetics and...
Richard Leakey to receive 2017 Legacy Award from Tusk Trust
Tusk Trust - a UK-based conservation charity whose royal patron is Prince William, will honor Dr Richard Leakey, Chairman of the Kenya Wild Service...
China to close down its Ivory Market in 2017
Conservationists have welcomed a move by China to Phase out all ivory processing and trade by the end of 2017. The move is...
Wildlife Crime Discussed at International Anti-Corruption Conference
In a major boost to global efforts to fight wildlife crime, graft and illicit financial flows from the vice were on the agenda during...
EU Strengthens Measures to Combat Trafficking in Wildlife Products
By Stefano A. Dejak Wildlife populations around the world will decline by 67 per cent by 2020 unless action is taken, according to...
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