22 August 2017 | Center for Biological Diversity News Release
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Fish and Game [Continue Reading…]
Archives for August 2017
Upskilling Next Generation of Climate Leaders
August 21, 2017 posted by
21 August 2017 | Climate-KIC News Release
BRUSSELS, Belgium. 10 August 2017 – Together with the European Union’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG [Continue Reading…]
Young Champions of the Earth Regional Finalists
August 20, 2017 posted by
20 August 2017 | United Nations Environment Programme News Release
The United Nations Environment Programme announced a shortlist of regional finalists for the Young Champions [Continue Reading…]
Siamese Crocodiles Hatch at Reptile Conservation Center
August 20, 2017 posted by
20 August 2017 | Wildlife Conservation Society News Release
Koh Kong (August 15, 2017) – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Fisheries Administration (FiA) announced today that [Continue Reading…]
Old Trees Accumulate Large Quantities of Carbon
August 19, 2017 posted by
19 August 2017 | Universität Hamburg News Release
Even old trees absorb large amounts of carbon, removing CO2 (carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere. This was recently [Continue Reading…]
New Study Finds China’s Ivory Market Shrinking
August 18, 2017 posted by
18 August 2017 | TRAFFIC International News Release
Beijing, China — Following China’s announcement late last year of a domestic ivory trade ban by the end of 2017, TRAFFIC [Continue Reading…]
Thousands of Ivory Items Sold Weekly Online in Japan
August 16, 2017 posted by
16 August 2017 | TRAFFIC International News Release
Tokyo, Japan – TRAFFIC surveys of Japan’s online domestic ivory markets in 2017 have found high volumes of sales across online [Continue Reading…]
Critically Endangered Giant Ibis Nests Discovered in Cambodia
August 7, 2017 posted by
07 August 2017 | Wildlife Conservation Society News Release
Preah Vihear – The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), working in collaboration with Cambodia’s Ministry of Environment [Continue Reading…]
Nearly Two Tons of Ivory Crushed in Central Park
August 6, 2017 posted by
06 August 2017 | Wildlife Conservation Society News Release
Central Park, New York City, Aug. 3, 2017 – The following statement was released today by the Wildlife Conservation Society from [Continue Reading…]
Twelve Orangutans to be Released Back to Wild
August 5, 2017 posted by
05 August 2017 | Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation News Release
Nyaru Menteng, Central Kalimantan, August 2, 2017: To reach our #OrangutanFreedom goals, aimed at reintroducing 100 orangutans [Continue Reading…]
Eighth African Pangolin Scale Seizure in Malaysia
August 4, 2017 posted by
04 August 2017 | TRAFFIC International News Release
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2nd August 2017 – Royal Malaysian Customs officers have made their eighth seizure of African [Continue Reading…]
Asia’s Tigers Face Devastating Snaring Crisis
August 3, 2017 posted by
03 August 2017 | TRAFFIC International News Release
Cambridge, UK, 29th July 2017 – On Global Tiger Day today, TRAFFIC and WWF are urging Tiger range governments to [Continue Reading…]