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

Zimbabwe conservationists “disgusted” by GoDaddy CEO elephant hunt video

We are disgusted,” says Johnny Rodrigues, chairman of the Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force, on GoDaddy CEO Bob Parson’s recent video glorifying his elephant hunt as his way of helping hungry Zimbabweans eat.

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April 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Africa, hunting, International, Pachyderm, politics, population, travel, video | One comment - (Comments are closed)