Monthly Archives: January 2012

An Epidemic Of Wildlife Smuggling In Asia: The Rhino Horn Trade

Posted on 30/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, reports a worrying level of illegal trade of animals and plants in Asia for medicine, pets, and food, many of which are listed by CITES as critically endangered. Two Vietnamese men were sentenced to … Continue reading →

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No money to protect elephants (Zimbabwe)

Posted on 29/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

Zimbabwe has missed out on accessing money for elephant conservation programmes, due to its non-participation in the recent CITES committee meeting in South Africa. Six African states were allocated money for conservation initiatives at the meeting in December 2011. The … Continue reading →

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Elephant herd grieves for baby who died of a heart defect (Germany)

Posted on 29/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

This is the moving moment a grieving herd of elephants said their goodbyes to a little calf who tragically died of a serious heart defect. Advertisement >> Baby Lola was due to be the world’s first elephant to have heart … Continue reading →

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Alarm raised over dog-snatching in Phuket (Thailand

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

A Phuket expat who lost his dog at Nai Harn Beach last Sunday has raised concerns over dog-snatching at the popular tourist area. Frank Lamine wrote to the Phuket Gazette earlier today reporting that he had heard of one local … Continue reading →

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Business booming for the dog smugglers of the Mekong (Thailand)

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

Chinese New Year is a dangerous time for pet dogs in Thailand. Traditionally the time of peak demand for dog meat in Vietnam, the dog smugglers of the Mekong work deep into the night shipping thousands of animals — sometimes … Continue reading →

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JFK library to release last of his secret tapes (John F. Kennedy)

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

“On one recording, made days before Kennedy’s assassination, he asks staffers to schedule a meeting in a week. He tells them he’s booked for the weekend, with no time to meet with an Indonesian general then, either.” Read more in … Continue reading →

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Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk has vowed to solve within a year issues related to Thailand’s elephants. Preecha planned to build a DNA database on 4,000 or so domesticated elephants in order to stop people taking over identity … Continue reading →

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The elephant who got a contact lens after twig poked her eye during Zoo scuffle

Posted on 26/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

An Asian elephant has been given back her sight – and become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens. Win Thida, 44, was injured in a scuffle with a fellow elephant at Amsterdam’s Artis Zoo when … Continue reading →

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Rat eating Thai’s

Posted on 25/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

Capt. Apinan Songkramchai and Pol.Lt.Col Benjapol Rodswasti of Klongluek police station, Sa Keao were searching for drugs and illegal goods at the entrance of Rongklear market at the Aranyaprathet checkpoint. Suddenly they sa w a Cambodian worker pushing a wheelbarrow … Continue reading →

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Explosions in Suphan Buri leave four dead and 20 injured (Thailand)

Posted on 25/01/2012 by Antoni Uni

A series of explosions, going off concurrently with a Chinese New Year fireworks in Suphan Buri, killed four people, one of them a fireman, and seriously wounded 20 others. The explosions also set 50 homes ablaze. The fireworks display at … Continue reading →

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