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Did you know? Rhino poaching increased by 9000% in 10 years and half of Africa's ’s wildlife was lost in last 40 years. pic.twitter.com/peiKrfkQhM
Guardian Environment, January 23, 2015
▶ CAN ANYTHING STOP THE RHINO POACHING CRISIS? http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/23/can-anything-stop-the-rhino-poaching-crisis
Reuters, March 26, 2015
-▶ U.S. GIVES APPROVAL FOR $350,000 RHINO HUNT SOLD AT TEXAS AUCTION http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-usa-rhino-texas-idUSKBN0MM2VL20150326
Africa Geographic Magazine Blog, January 23, 2014
-▶ KENYAN RANGER'S MOVING LETTER TO AMERICAN DALLAS SAFARI CLUB RHINO HUNT AUCTION http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/hunting/kenyan-rangers-moving-letter-to-american-rhino-hunter/
Mongabay, January 13, 2014
▶ U.S. TROPHY HUNTERS AUCTION OFF LIFE OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED BLACK RHINO http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0113-hance-black-rhino-auction.html
Express, April 13, 2014
▶ TRAGIC REALITY EXPOSED: RHINOS WILL BE EXTINCT BY YEAR 2020 IF LEVELS OF POACHING CONTINUE http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/470119/Tragic-reality-exposed-Rhinos-will-be-extinct-by-year-2020
October 1, 2013
▶ RHINO POACHING HAS GONE UP 5000% SINCE 2007 http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/rhino-poaching-south-africa-has-gone-5000-2007.html
Guardian, December 12, 2014
▶ RHINO HORN TRAFFICKING SURGING OUT OF CONTROL: 30-FOLD INCREASE AS EXTINCTION NEARS http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/11/rhino-horn-trafficking-out-of-control
March 1, 2013
▶ RHINO POACHING ELEVATED TO 'PRIORITY CRIME' via @Nikela_Wildlife http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-03-01-rhino-poaching-its-war/
The Independent, December 03, 2014
▶ THE HUNT IS ON: INTERPOL LIST NAMES OF THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED ENVIRONMENTAL FUGITIVES http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-hunt-is-on-interpol-list-names-the-worlds-most-wanted-environmental-fugitives-9901504.html
TakePart, November 28, 2014
▶ THE KILLING FIELDS: EVEN AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS AREN'T SAFE FOR RHINOS ANYMORE. South Africa’s Kruger National Park is turning from a safe haven into a slaughterhouse for endangered rhinoceroses. http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/11/25/apparently-national-parks-arent-safe-rhinos-anymore
Guardian Environment, March 15, 2014
▶ SON OF WARREN BUFFET PLEDGES $24M TO COMBAT OVER-WHELMING RHINO POACHING http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/15/rhino-poaching-son-warren-buffett-pledges-24m
Quartz, January 17, 2014
▶ IN 2013, POACHERS SLAUGHTERED MORE RHINOS THAN EVER IN RECORDED HISTORY http://qz.com/168186/in-2013-poachers-slaughtered-more-rhinos-than-ever-in-recorded-history/
OnEarth Magazine, Elizabeth Kolbert, March 10, 2014
▶ ONE OF WORLD'S LAST SUMATRAN RHINOS HAS DIED http://www.onearth.org/articles/2014/03/in-the-case-of-saving-the-sumatran-rhino-is-incest-best
October 10, 2013, WWF
▶ UNDERSTANDING THE PLIGHT OF THE SUMATRAN RHINO http://worldwildlife.org/stories/understanding-the-plight-of-the-sumatran-rhino
April 8, 2013 Mongabay
▶ SUMATRAN RHINO POPULATION PLUNGES, DOWN TO 100 ANIMALS http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0408-hance-sumatran-rhino-100.html
April 24, 2013 WildLife News
▶ NO RHINOS LEFT IN LIMPOPO NATIONAL PARK http://wildlifenews.co.uk/2013/no-rhinos-left-in-limpopo-national-park/?buffer_share=382f8
May 1, 2013 Treehugger
▶ POACHERS HAVE NOW SLAUGHTERED ALL THE RHINOS IN MOZAMBIQUE http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/poachers-have-now-killed-all-rhinos-mozambique.html
April 30, 2013 Telegraph
▶ POACHERS COMPLETELY WIPE OUT RHINOS IN MOZAMBIQUE http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mozambique/10028738/Last-rhinos-in-Mozambique-killed-by-poachers.html
Ecorazzi, December 18, 2014
▶ AERIAL DRONES CAUSE DRAMATIC FALL IN RHINO POACHING
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2014/12/18/drones-prove-to-deter-rhino-poachers/
PHOTOS
HuffPost Green, June 10, 2014
ORPHANED BABY RHINO SCARED TO SLEEP ALONE AT NIGHT AFTER MOTHER KILLED BY POACHERS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/orphaned-baby-rhino_n_5481379.html
International Conservation Forum
▶ SOUTH AFRICA RHINO CLINGING TO LIFE AFTER SAVAGE ATTACK http://www.icforum.info/category/rhinos/
Mongabay, March 05, 2014
▶ RHINO WITH BULLET IN ITS BRAIN AND HACKED OFF HORN WANDERS FOR DAYS BEFORE BEING PUT DOWN
http://news.mongabay.com/2014/0405-hance-rhino-poached.html
▶ POACHED RHINO: SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD via @Nikela_Wildlife http://sco.lt/8puVN3
The Dodo, December 12, 2014
▶ RHINO HORN NOW WORTH AS MUCH AS COCAINE OR GOLD ON BLACK MARKET https://www.thedodo.com/rhino-horn-trade-spike-crime-873580449.html
Treehugger, January 08, 2015
▶ 1,000+ RHINOS WERE KILLED IN 2014 IN SOUTH AFRICA, HOME TO 90% OF WORLD'S RHINOS, PASSING PREVIOUS RECORDS
Mongabay, September 29, 2013
▶ WORST RHINO POACHING YEAR ON RECORD FOR SOUTH AFRICA - 688 RHINOS At least 688 rhinos have been poached in South Africa this year, surpassing last year's record of 668 with more than three months remaining in 2013 http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0929-rhino-poaching-record.html
South Africa National Parks, June 20, 2014
▶ 7000% INCREASE IN RHINO POACHING AND STILL SOUTH AFRICA WANT TO TABLE A PROPOSAL TO LEGALIZE RHINO HORN TRADE - http://mapungubwepark.com/about/news/default.php?id=56105
France 24 TV, November 13, 2014
▶ RHINO POACHING-WEARY SOUTH AFRICA MULLS LEGALISING RHINO HORN TRADE. A kilogramme of rhino horn recently sold for $100,000 in Vietnam, double the price of gold... There is also criticism that the pro-trade lobby is promoting an argument from which it stands to benefit: in 2010, government and private owners were estimated to have more than 15 tonnes of rhino horn stockpiled, about a third of it belonging to the state. http://www.france24.com/en/20141113-poaching-weary-south-africa-mulls-legalising-rhino-horn-trade/
WATCH:
RHINO CRISIS - HELPING RHINOS 14:27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhy0mbDA1MQ
Via: Rhino Poaching South Africa
March 23, 2013 - Digital Journal
▶ RHINO HORN NOW MORE VALUABLE ON THE MARKET THAN GOLD, PLATINUM OR COCAINE - THE SMUGGLING ROUTE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN RHINO HORN Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/346292#ixzz2Ot7pjBbp
WildAid, March 02, 2015
▶ CONSUMER AWARENESS OF IVORY AND RHINO HORN TRADE'S IMPACT GROWS RAPIDLY IN CHINA http://www.wildaid.org/news/consumer-awareness-ivory-and-rhino-horn-trade%E2%80%99s-impact-grows-rapidly-china
Toronto Star, February 23, 2015
▶ BIOLOGIST AIMS TO GROW RHINO HORNS TO SAVE ANIMALS FROM POACHERS http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/02/23/biologist-aims-to-grow-rhino-horns-to-save-animals-from-poachers.html
TakePart, January 23, 2015
▶ PEOPLE ARE SNORTING RHINO HORN TO PROVE THEY'RE COOL — AND THAT MIGHT SPELL THE END FOR THE SPECIES http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/01/23/rhino-horn-poaching-africa-2014-extinction-crisis
CNN, January 18, 2014 - PHOTOS
▶ SOUTH AFRICA MARKS WORST YEAR IN RHINO POACHING; DEMAND FOR HORN SOARS http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/18/world/africa/south-africa-record-rhinos-poached/index.html
May 17, 2013 David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation
▶ SOUTH AFRICA: RHINO DEATHS - 14 IN 24 HOURS http://www.davidshepherd.org/news-events/news/rhino-deaths-14-in-24-hours/
HuffPost Green, November 29, 2014
▶ SOUTH AFRICA TURNS TO NEW BREED OF ANTI-POACHING CRIME FIGHTERS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/29/south-african-academy-tra_n_6239952.html
WHAT IN THE HELL ARE WE HUMAN BEINGS DOING?
Guardian, December 23, 2014
▶ ELEPHANT IVORY SMUGGLING 'KINGPIN' ARRESTED IN TANZANIA
GOING...GOING...GONE
May 4, 2013 Care 2
▶ RANGERS HELP POACHERS MURDER THE LAST 15 RHINOS IN MOZAMBIQUE http://www.care2.com/causes/rangers-help-poachers-murder-the-last-15-rhinos-in-mozambique.html
HuffPost Green, February 27, 2014
▶ KENYA SEES TERRIBLE RISE IN RHINO POACHING http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/27/rhino-poaching-kenya-2013_n_4868665.html?utm_hp_ref=green
June 9, 2013 The Guardian
▶ KENYA OVERHAULS WILDLIFE LAWS FOLLOWING RISE IN ELEPHANT AND RHINO DEATHS http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/africa-wild/2013/jun/07/kenya-wildlife-laws-elephant-rhino-deaths
Reuters, July 11, 2014
▶ FOUR RHINOS KILLED IN KENYA'S WORST POACHING ATTACK IN YEARS. The killings take the number of rhinos poached in Kenya so far this year to 22, which leaves just 1,037 rhinos still roaming private wildlife conservancies and KWS national parks, Muya said. Last year, 59 rhinos were poached in Kenya, a country famous for its sprawling Maasai Mara game park and abundant wildlife. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/11/us-kenya-rhinos-idUSKBN0FG1K920140711
Mongabay, October 20, 2014
▶ WITH DEATH OF RHINO, ONLY SIX NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS LEFT ON THE PLANET. "Consequently the species now stands at the brink of complete extinction, a sorry testament to the greed of the human race," wrote the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in a statement. http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1020-hance-suni-rhino-death.html
CBC News, October 06, 2014
▶ SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT PUTS 500 ENDANGERED WHITE RHINOS UP FOR SALE TO PRIVATE GAME FARMING INDUSTRY: TROPHY HUNTING http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/south-african-government-puts-rhinos-up-for-sale-1.2788888
April 18, 2013 IPS
▶ BACKING A LEGAL RHINO HORN TRADE FOR PRIVATE RHINO FARMERS -- FOR PROFIT ??!! http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/04/backing-a-legal-rhino-horn-trade/
TROPHY HUNTING
IT'S IMPACT ON WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE
VIDEO
Link TV November 15,
▶ I0 ADULT RHINOS AND A FOUR-MONTH OLD CALF KILLED ON SOUTH AFRICAN FARM. DEATHS BRING NUMBER OF RHINOS SLAUGHTERED THIS YEAR ALONE TO 558 http://news.linktv.org/videos/seven-rhinos-slaughtered-in-south-africa
▶ THE DIRTY WAR AGAINST AFRICAN'S RHINOS - EXTINCTION IS FOREVER http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3527088396/the-dirty-war-against-africa-s-rhinos-extinction-is-forever
SLIDESHOW
New York Times, February 05, 2014
IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO PROTECT A RHINO.
The illegal wildlife trade and poaching are decimating the animals and landscapes of Africa. If you go there, it’s shocking. We hear about it and see these stories, but until you see it first hand it’s really hard to get your head wrapped around that... http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/it-takes-a-village-to-protect-a-rhino/?_r=0
The Dodo, November 25, 2014
▶ RHINOS MOVED TO 'INTENSIVE PROTECTION ZONES' -
With just over a month left in 2014, this year already tops last year’s bloody toll of rhino poaching. It’s difficult not to feel a sense of panic at such an astounding rate of slaughter. https://www.thedodo.com/community/fightforrhinos/rhinos-moved-to-intensive-prot-837879470.html
TreeHugger, October 18, 2013
▶ KENYA MICRO-CHIPPING EVERY SINGLE RHINO IN AMBITIOUS ANTI-POACHING EFFORT http://www.treehugger.com/endangered-species/kenya-microchipping-every-single-rhino-ambitious-anti-poaching-effort.html
April 5, 2013 Yale Environment 360:
▶ SOUTH AFRICA GAME RESERVE INJECTS POISON INTO LIVING RHINO HORNS IN EFFORTS TO HALT POACHERS (No Mention Of How This Would Affect the Rhinos Themselves) http://e360.yale.edu/digest/south_africa_game_reserve_poisons_rhino_horns_to_halt_poachers/3810/
INFOGRAPHIC:
THE JOURNEY OF A RHINO HORN
Smithsonian Magazine, February 27, 2014
▶ HERE'S WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS IF ALL THE RHINO DISAPPEAR http://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/heres-what-might-happen-local-ecosystems-if-all-rhinos-disappear-180949896/?no-ist
The Columbus Dispatch, December 28, 2014
-▶ STUDIES INDICATE A BLEAK FUTURE FOR WILDLIFE http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2014/12/28/studies-indicate-a-bleak-future-for-wildlife.html
World Wildlife Fund, June 24, 2014
RHINO HORN'S REAL VALUE AND OTHER RHINO FACTS
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/rhino-horn-s-real-value-and-other-rhino-facts
Mongabay, October 22, 2014
▶ DEMAND FOR RHINO HORN DROPS 38 PERCENT IN VIETNAM AFTER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS http://news.mongabay.com/2014/1022-hance-rhino-advertising.html
WATCH
MY WILD AFFAIR (53.41)
"The Rhino Who Joined The Family"
Hear extraordinary stories of the bonds between humans and their animal companions, including an orphaned baby elephant, an orangutan raised as a human child, a rhinoceros raised in suburbia and a harbor seal that entered the human world but remained wild at heart. http://www.pbs.org/program/my-wild-affair/
WATCH:
IMPORTANCE OF RHINO MOTHER'S BOND IN PROTECTING HER BABY http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/watch-importance-rhino-mother%E2%80%99s-bond-protecting-baby
▶ DYING RHINO LEADS CALF TO SAFETY IN FINAL ACT OF MOTHERLY LOVE AS GAME RESERVE POACHER GO ON FOUR-DAY KILLING SPREE IN SOUTH AFRICA http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2238694/Dying-rhino-leads-calf-safety-final-act-motherly-love-game-reserve-poachers-day-killing-spree-South-Africa.html
April 5, 2013 World Wildlife Fund -
▶ TRAUMATIZED, DEHYDRATED ORPHANED INDIAN RHINO STRUGGLES TO SURVIVE AFTER MOTHER SHOT DOWN FOR HER HORN http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/index.cfm?208176/Orphaned-rhino-struggles-to-survive-after-mother-killed
May 2, 2013 Bloomberg
▶ RHINO'S DYING BREATH SIGNALS GENERAL'S RETURN TO WAR http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-01/rhino-s-dying-breath-signals-general-s-return-to-war.html
VIDEO
Link TV (10:42)
NEW RHINO THREAT: COAL
(RHINO'S CAN'T GET A BREAK)
http://www.linktv.org/video/9673/new-rhino-threat-coal
VIDEO
National Geographic
FIGHTING RHINO POACHING WITH GUNS, DRONES AND DOGS
VIDEO: (5:37)
A TRIBUTE TO VETERINARIAN DR FOWLDS AND 'THEMBA'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpaEWIQOURA
VIDEO (6:44)
VETERINARIAN TREATING RHINOS
Wildlife vet William Fowlds who treats wounded rhinos in the field.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpaEWIQOURA
The International Rhino Foundation Blog
▶ DOGS WITH JOBS: CANINE HEROES HELP WITH ANTI-RHINO POACHING http://intlrhinofoundation.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/dogs-with-jobs-canine-heroes-help-with-anti-rhino-poaching/
April 8, 2013 BBC News
▶ NEPAL'S RHINO HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22030392
Original Article
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/07/05/fighting_a_booming_trade_in_rhino_horns.html
February 18, 2013 Inter Press Service
▶ SHOOT-AT-SIGHT ORDER EFFECTIVELY KEEPING RHINO POACHERS AT BAY, NOW WEED THREATENS REFUGE http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/02/environment-weed-threatens-indian-rhinos-last-refuge/
▶ SALE OF RHINO HORN STOCKPILE WILL ONLY FEED THE CORRUPT http://www.timeslive.co.za/ilive/2013/07/08/sale-of-horn-stockpile-will-feed-the-corrupt-ilive
Original Article: http://www.timeslive.co.za/ilive/2013/07/08/sale-of-horn-stockpile-will-feed-the-corrupt-ilive
Reuters, July 24, 2014
▶ SOUTH AFRICA COURT GIVES RHINO POACHER RECORD 77 YEARS http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/24/us-safrica-poaching-idUSKBN0FT14E20140724
LOVELY DOCUMENTARY
"THERE IS A RHINO IN MY HOUSE"
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/rhino-my-house/
Live Science, September 27, 2013
▶ HOW CHILDREN IN VIETNAM MAY PREVENT THE RHINO'S EXTINCTION http://www.livescience.com/39993-how-children-in-vietnam-may-prevent-the-rhinos-extinction.html
▶ THE ANIMAL NOBODY WANTS TO KEEP - THE DISAPPEARING RHINO http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3285098855/the-animal-nobody-wants-to-keep
Jan 15, 2013
INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE
▶ — Illegal trade in rhino horns involves highly organized, mobile and well-financed criminal groups, mainly composed of Asian nationals based in Africa. These networks have ... http://ecowatch.org/2013/rhinos-in-crisis/
21 Jan 2013
▶ INDIA: PREMATURE DEATH OF 50+ ONE-HORNED INDIAN RHINO TRIGGERS CALL FOR IMPROVED CONSERVATION EFFORTS http://www.dw.de/spike-in-indian-rhino-deaths-triggers-worry/a-16537077?maca=en-rss-en-environment-4553-rdf
May 15, 2013 Environmental News Service
▶ CALIFORNIA FATHER AND SON IMPRISONED FOR HEADING UP RHINO HORN SMUGGLING RING IN USA http://ens-newswire.com/2013/05/15/california-father-and-son-rhino-horn-smugglers-imprisoned/
▶ 27 March, 2013 World Wildlife Fund
BABY RHINOS SIGNAL SUCCESS OF ASSAM TRANS-LOCATION AFTER BEING POACHED OUT http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/index.cfm?uNewsID=208092&
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AND DON'T FORGET THE ELEPHANTS
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Wildlife Extra News
▶ APPROXIMATELY 229,729 ELEPHANTS KILLED AND TRAFFICKED IN FEWER THAN SIX YEARS - INVESTIGATION REVEALS A HIGHLY ORGANISED IVORY TRADE ACROSS ASIA AND AFRICA - A new report uncovers the fact that Chinese ivory traffickers are present in virtually every African state, and operate at nearly every point along the supply chain. http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/organised-ivory-trade.htm
▶ THE TRAGIC SLAUGHTER OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ELEPHANTS... JUST FOR THEIR TUSKS...MAY BE EXTINCT BY 2020 http://sco.lt/85wXBZ
WATCH
The Ecologist
"LIQUID IVORY:
HOW PALM OIL IS KILLING INDONESIA'S ELEPHANTS" http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vwI-N5KSUjQ
▶ CHADS LAST ELEPHANTS - NUMBERS PLUNGE FROM 4,300 TO 450 | http://sco.lt/8nnEJd
▶ A WORLD WITHOUT ELEPHANTS - UNBEARABLE - POACHING TO EXTINCTION http://sco.lt/7F7mXR
VIDEO
- ▶ ENTIRE FAMILY OF 11 ELEPHANTS WIPED OUT - KENYA TRIALS TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS IN BID TO CURB POACHING http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3994924661/kenya-trials-text-message-alerts-in-bid-to-curb-poaching-after-entire-family-of-11-elephants-wiped-out-video
Scientific American, July 09, 2014
-▶ EXTINCTION COUNTDOWN: WHY IS NAMIBIA KILLING ITS RARE DESERT ELEPHANTS? http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2014/07/09/namibia-desert-elephants/
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AND THE LIONS
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- ▶ LIONS EXTINCT IN 25 AFRICAN COUNTRIES. POPULATIONS IN MORE TROUBLE THAN WE THOUGHT http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3994950184/lions-extinct-in-25-african-countries-populations-in-more-trouble-than-previously-thought
SUPERB WATCH
THE SERENGETI LION
Life On the Plains With the Vumbi Pride
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AND THE TIGERS
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VIDEO
July 12, 2013 Wildlife Extra News
CANNED TIGER HUNTING IN SOUTH AFRICA?
HOW LOW CAN THEY GO?
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/tiger-hunt.html
VIDEO
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT:
CHINA'S CLANDESTINE TIGER TRADE
The Hindu, A[ril 30, 2014
▶ THE FUTURE OF THE TIGER HINGES ON GENE FLOW. The future of tigers, with approximately 3,600 remaining in fragmented habitats worldwide, hinges not just on population expansion but also on “gene flow” or the ability of the species to migrate and breed outside their territorial gene pool, finds a new study. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/the-future-of-the-tiger-hinges-on-gene-flow/article5962766.ece
▶ LOSING OUR BIG CATS: DEADLY POISON THREAT TO LAST REMAINING TIGERS IN THAILAND AND INDIA http://sco.lt/4o0U9x
▶ INDONESIA: THE RAPE AND PILLAGE OF SUMATRAN TIGERS' LAST STRONGHOLD http://sco.lt/62jf3h
▶ DEADLY POISON THREAT TO LAST REMAINING TIGERS IN THAILAND AND INDIA - LOSING OUR BIG CATS http://sco.lt/4o0U9x
▶ RUSSIAN FORESTS AND TIGERS LEFT FLOORED BY ILLEGAL LOGGING http://sco.lt/8ROSsD
July 29, 2013 EarthTouch
▶ INFOGRAPHIC: International Tiger Day | Earth Touch Web TV http://earthtouch.tv/blog/article/infographic-international-tiger-day/?category=nature-news
FEATURED VIDEO
August 29, 2013 Mongabay
HOW TIGERS COULD SAVE HUMAN CIVILIZATION http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0829-hance-tigers-video.html?n3ws1ttr
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EXTINCTION CRISIS
IN 40 YEAR, WE HAVE DISAPPEARED HALF OF THE WORLD'S WILD ANIMALS : ECOLOGICAL ARMAGEDDON http://sco.lt/8fK5eT
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▶ THE ECONOMICS OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE POACHING TRADE
One Of The Most Lucrative, Destructive Black Markets In The World http://sco.lt/5576PJ
▶ INSIDE THE $19 BILLION GLOBAL ENTERPRISE THAT'S SLAUGHTERING WILDLIFE - A CRIMINAL HORROR http://sco.lt/6iXuS1
▶ MASS WOLF KILLINGS ARE BASED ON THE MOST CYNICAL OF PREMISES http://www.scoop.it/t/biodiversity-is-life/p/3995194186/mass-wolf-killings-are-based-on-the-most-cynical-of-premises
▶ A DISASTER: LOSS OF TWO THIRDS OF TOP PREDATORS CAUSING GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS COLLAPSE http://sco.lt/7XHisr
▶ THE BARBARIC ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE FLOURISHES AND MUST CEASE http://sco.lt/6iIjtx
▶ MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF RARE SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS LOST IN INDONESIAN SWAMP FIRES http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/1319#.T3UO_qEtujk.twitter
▶ A GLOBAL URGENCY: TACKLING THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN WILD ANIMALS http://sco.lt/5xc5Nh
▶ NEW THREAT TO CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE: "CYBERPOACHING" EXTINCTION NEARS http://sco.lt/6CmpXt
▶ FOLLOW: WILDLIFE MARGRIT @Nikela_Wildlife - FOR ALL NEWS ON AFRICAN WILDLIFE AND POACHING
FOLLOW: RHINO POACHING @suemac74 on @scoopit http://www.scoop.it/t/rhino-poaching
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO AFRICA'S RHINO?
ONGOING NEWSAGGREGATE FROM @wildlifemargrit
http://www.scoop.it/t/what-s-happening-to-the-african-rhino
THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION IS UPON US
http://sco.lt/95E5aL
AN URGENT MEMO TO THE WORLD
The Natural Eye Project
http://thenaturaleye.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/an-urgent-memo-to-the-world/
WATCH
"HOME"
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
An Exquisite Dedication To the Stewards of Our Planet
Solutions For A Sustainable Planet
http://thenaturaleye.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/home-an-exquisite-story-of-our-world/