Manta rays get some protection from fishermen hunting their gills

By calling manta rays a vulnerable species, scientists hope to stop or at least track the market in its gills. Used in Chinese medicine, the ray population is down 30% in 10 years.

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December 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Africa, China, endangered species, fish, food, health, hunting, International, Latin America, population, science, sea, shark | Comments are closed

Galapagos to drop rat poison; New Yorkers have tradition of fighting rats and dogs

Galapagos to drop rat poison; New Yorkers have tradition of fighting rats and dogs

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February 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: daily animal tour, eagle, endangered species, Europe, event, hawk, invasive, Latin America, odd bird, population, rodent, squirrel, uk, whale | Comments are closed

Colorado Sanctuary gets ready for biggest lion rescue ever

Bolivia freed its circus animals last year. 25 lions are heading to a sanctuary outside Denver, where people will be able to see them enjoying their new life from a boardwalk above.

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January 27th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Africa, big cat, International, Latin America, politics, population, predator, rescue, west | One comment - (Comments are closed)