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125 African Elephants Face Extinction By 2020, Conservationists Warn Animals (tags: africa, wildanimals, wildlife, elephants, endangered, extinction ) Jacquelin - 33 days ago - telegraph.co.uk Samuel Wasser, of the University of Washington, said the elephant death rate from poaching was currently 8 per cent, higher than the 7.4 per cent rate which led to the international ivory trade ban in 1989. Writing in the journal Conservation Biology, Dr 11 comments \| visit site \| problem?
68 Last Desert Elephants in Firing Line Animals (tags: africa, namibia, wildanimals, wildlife, elephants, desert, shooting, killing, slaughter, endangered, extinction ) Jacquelin - 34 days ago - allafrica.com SERIOUS alarm has been raised over official plans to shoot three of Namibia's rare desert-adapted elephant bulls in the Kunene Region as trophies for big-game hunters, which conservationists fear could cause a collapse in their dwindling numbers. The p 7 comments \| visit site \| problem?
69 Zimbabwe's Rhinos Terrorised By Poachers Animals (tags: africa, wildanimals, wildlife, black rhinos, poachers, endangered, extinction, humans, protection, killing, slaughter ) Jacquelin - 46 days ago - theaustralian.news.com.au THE game scouts looking for a black rhinoceros wounded by poachers in Zimbabwe's Save Valley Conservancy could hear her snoring but could not see her through the long grass. Eventually, by making a lot of noise, they forced the rhino to stand up and we 2 comments \| visit site \| problem?
71 Amazing Picture Special of Leopard Attacking Crocodile Animals (tags: africa, wildanimals, wildlife, big cats, leopard vs crocodile, endangered, extinction, habitat ) Jacquelin - 48 days ago - news.com.au IT'S a wild attack unheard of in the natural world. A series of incredible pictures show the first ever leopard attack on a crocodile. Hal Brindley snapped the amazing moment a leopard snatched a crocodile at a South African game reserve on the only oc 3 comments \| visit site \| problem?
55 Urgent Action to Save Elephants- Block China From Ivory Trade Deal Animals (tags: elephants, Africa, ivory, china, ifaw, endangered, death, killing, AnimalCruelty ) Linda - 72 days ago - e-activist.com Elephants need your help urgently In only a few weeks the fate of the world's remaining elephants will be determined by a dozen or more international representatives gathered around a table -go to link to send urgent e-mail. 9 comments \| visit site \| problem?
191 STOP-THE-AFRICAN-SEAL-HUNT Animals (tags: Petition, Africa, Namibia, seal hunt ) Trudi - 74 days ago - petitiononline.com Namibia now remains the only country on earth to round up nursing baby seals still suckling on their mother's milk, driving them in-land away , and as they attempt to flee alongside their mothers back to its safety clubbed and stabbed to death. 38 comments \| visit site \| problem?
56 Zambia Receives Five Black Rhinos From Country Animals (tags: black rhinos, Africa, relocated, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, habitat, endangered, extinction, wildanimals, wildlife ) Cher - 101 days ago - allafrica.com As part of a relocation agreement between South Africa, Namibia and Zambia, five black rhinos were flown to Zambia on Wednesday. Black rhinos are highly endangered and four of the five animals were selected from South Africa's flagship game reserve, the add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
55 Endangered Species : African Wild Dog Animals (tags: wild dogs, Africa, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife ) Cher - 107 days ago - earthsendangered.com Also known as the Cape hunting dog, the African wild dog is found in the savanna woodlands of sub-suharan Africa. It is a medium-sized canine with a head and body length of 30 to 40 inches and a white-tipped tail that can grow as long as 16 inches. 3 comments \| visit site \| problem?
45 Tunisia: Rare Blue-Eyed Baby Dromedary Sees the Day At Farhat Hached Zoological Park in Rades Animals (tags: africa, wildanimals, wildlife, dromedary, blue eyed, rare, endangered, extinction, protection ) Jacquelin - 118 days ago - allafrica.com The Farhat Hached zoological park in Rades, south of Tunis, witnessed the birth recently of a rare species: a blue-eyed dromedary with a rusty brown and white skin. To the great delight of the many children who visit the park with their parents, 'Masso add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
68 WCS in Africa Animals (tags: animals, Africa, ecosystems, conservation, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife ) Cher - 122 days ago - wcs.org African ecosystems are among the most diverse and productive wild lands in the world. Best known are the east and southern savanna systems, which teem with unparalleled populations of large migratory mammals. Across the continent's center spans a add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
42 Rescued Lion Cubs Set Free After Appeal - PHOTO GALLERY Animals (tags: rescued lions cubs, caged, rescued, born free foundation, set free, wildlife sanctuary, africa, photo gallery ) Simone - 123 days ago - sundaymirror.co.uk Lion cubs Sarnia and Marina emerge into the African sun after spending most of their lives in a tiny two-bed flat in Romania. Last weekend - with Sunday Mirror readers' help - the five month-old sisters were released into the Shamwari reserve by add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
57 African Wild Dog Conservancy Animals (tags: wild dogs, Africa, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, protection, wildanimals, wildlife, conservation ) Cher - 124 days ago - awdconservancy.org Too few people know about the plight of one of the world's most endangered canids, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) or Africa's "painted wolf." This unique pack-living canid, with its large parabolic ears and mottled coat pattern of yellow, white, 2 comments \| visit site \| problem?
48 Prime-Ate Discovery Animals (tags: primates, discovery, Africa, kipunji, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals ) Cher - 124 days ago - wcs.org WCS researchers knew it was an unusual find, but they had no idea how unusual. Their discovery: a long-haired monkey with a whiskery face, shy temperament, and unique "honk bark" living high in the trees of Tanzania's Mt. Rungwe. add a comment \| visit site \| problem?
50 Hunting & Wildlife Trade in Africa Animals (tags: animals, hunting, wildlife trade, Africa, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals ) Cher - 124 days ago - wcs.org WCS actively addresses the critical issue of hunting and wildlife trade in Africa with a broad portfolio of projects. Many of these projects are based in central Africa where hunting and wildlife trade pose serious threats to biodiversity. 3 comments \| visit site \| problem?
49 African Cranes Threatened By Illegal Trade and Capture Animals (tags: cranes, threatened, illegal trade, Africa, birds, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals ) Cher - 126 days ago - wildlifeextra.com Over the past forty years, the West African Black Crowned Crane has declined from perhaps more than 100,000 to fewer than 15,000 birds and fragmented into scattered, isolated populations across its range. Widespread trade in the Sudan Black Crowned Crane add a comment \| visit site \| problem?

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