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Endangered
mountain gorillas killed in Congo |
26 July
2007 |
Virunga National Park, Congo –
One silverback male and three
female mountain gorillas have been killed this week in the
Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC).
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Black rhino
numbers on the rise in Kenya |
25 August
2006 |
Nairobi, Kenya – Thanks to ongoing
conservation efforts by WWF and the Kenya Wildlife Service,
black rhino numbers are on the rise in Kenya after years of
decline from poaching and habitat loss.
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Tusk count more
than doubles in Angola's illicit ivory trade |
6 April
2006 |
Gland, Switzerland/Cambridge, UK–
Four years on from the end of the Angolan Civil War, the bloody
plight of the country’s elephants is worsening with a doubling
in the illegal ivory trade over the last 12 to 18 months,
according to TRAFFIC and WWF.
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Protecting
endangered species helps reduce poverty |
20 March
2006 |
Gland, Switzerland – Saving pandas,
gorillas or tigers is not just about stopping an endangered
species from going extinct, but also about reducing poverty and
improving the lives of local communities, according to a new WWF
report.
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South Africa to
ban "canned hunting" |
27 October
2005 |
Pretoria, South Africa – South
Africa is to ban the hunting of animals bred in captivity or
living in or near national parks after the practice known as
"canned hunting" was condemned by a panel of conservationists.
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