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Department of State Marks Wildlife Conservation Day

Washington, DC - U.S. missions around the globe will mark Wildlife Conservation Day on December 4 with programs including speaking engagements at local schools, film presentations, roundtables, an appearance by Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin at the U.S. Department of State, and a videotaped call to action by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

 

In Washington D.C., Jeff Corwin, host and executive producer of Animal Planet’s "The Jeff Corwin Experience," will speak at the Department of State’s Ralph Bunche Library at 11 a.m. on December 4. Mr. Corwin will be joined by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Kerri-Ann Jones. Mr. Corwin will also lead two international webchats on Monday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 4.

 

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How Long Till South Africa’s Rhino Are Extinct? | Nikela: Funding Wildlife Conservation & Education to Save Wildlife in Africa

How Long Till South Africa’s Rhino Are Extinct? | Nikela: Funding Wildlife Conservation & Education to Save Wildlife in Africa | What's Happening to Africa's Rhino? | Scoop.it
At the current poaching rate in South Africa rhino females will not replace themselves this year (2012) and total extinction of Africa’s remaining rhino becomes probable in less than ten years.
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The Flying Rhinos

The Flying Rhinos | What's Happening to Africa's Rhino? | Scoop.it
In an effort to increase the population of the endangered South-central Black Rhinoceros of South Africa, conservationists from the WWF and local partners are moving the animals to new territories as part of the Black Rhino ...
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Rhino horn demand leads to record poaching | Nikela: Funding Wildlife Conservation & Education to Save Wildlife in Africa

Rhino horn demand leads to record poaching | Nikela: Funding Wildlife Conservation & Education to Save Wildlife in Africa | What's Happening to Africa's Rhino? | Scoop.it
WWF report, rhino poaching in South Africa, via Kevin Bewick, Anti Poaching Intelligence Group.
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