Wildlife conservation

Born Free USA Celebrates Landmark Victories at CITES International Wildlife Conference

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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Law by country, Politics by country, Wildlife smuggling, CITES, Environment, Born Free Foundation, Wildlife conservation, World Wildlife Day

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, participated in the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, along with representatives from more than 150 countries this week.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, participated in the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Conference of Parties in Geneva, Switzerland, along with representatives from more than 150 countries this week.
  • This world wildlife conference aims to ensure that international trade in wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.
  • Several proposals at CITES centered around elephants, including two proposals that would have weakened protections for this iconic species that were soundly rejected.
  • Born Free USA was inspired by Virginia McKenna and her late husband Bill Travers, who, along with their son, Will, founded The Born Free Foundation (UK) in 1984.

Born Free USA Condemns Trump Administration's Overhaul of Endangered Species Act

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Thursday, August 15, 2019
Nature, Natural environment, Environmental conservation, Habitat, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Conservation in the United States, Presidency of Donald Trump, Endangered species, Endangered Species Act, Threatened species, Wildlife conservation, Conservation biology

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, sharply criticized Monday's action by the Trump administration to finalize regulations weakening the Endangered Species Act and putting already threatened and endangered species further at risk.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Born Free USA , a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, sharply criticized Monday's action by the Trump administration to finalize regulations weakening the Endangered Species Act and putting already threatened and endangered species further at risk.
  • Born Free USA condemns the 'Trump Extinction Plan' of undermining the Endangered Species Act and encourages the public to contact their elected representatives and let them know you oppose these regulation changes."
  • The Endangered Species Act, signed into law by President Richard Nixon in 1973, protects animal and plant species in danger of extinction, as well as their habitats.
  • Born Free USA was inspired by Virginia McKenna and her late husband Bill Travers, who, along with their son, Will, founded The Born Free Foundation (UK) in 1984.

Canada supporting Canadian solutions to protect nature through 22 projects across the country

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Wildlife conservation, Environmental social science

Through the Environmental Damages Fund, Canada is supporting wildlife conservation and improving areas damaged by human activity.

Key Points: 
  • Through the Environmental Damages Fund, Canada is supporting wildlife conservation and improving areas damaged by human activity.
  • The Environmental Damages Fund ensures that court-awarded penalties for environmental violations are used to carry out projects that protect wildlife and preserve, restore or improve our natural environment.
  • By working together with communities across the country, we are taking concrete action through this program to protect our wildlife and help restore nature."
  • Since the creation of the Environmental Damages Fund in 1995, 341 projects totalling more than $21.7 million have received funding.

EarthX Explores the Impact and Influence of Business and Ranching on Saving Wildlife and Wild Places at Earthx2019

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Entertainment, Environment, Events, Concerts, Wildlife conservation, African Wildlife Foundation, Wildlife, Natural environment, Nature, Environmental organizations

EarthX gathered global influencers to explore how business and ranching are working to advocate for wildlife and wild places at the Buckminster Fuller Banquet: Celebrating Global Impact, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition Banquet: Celebrating Ranching and Wildlife Conservation.

Key Points: 
  • EarthX gathered global influencers to explore how business and ranching are working to advocate for wildlife and wild places at the Buckminster Fuller Banquet: Celebrating Global Impact, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition Banquet: Celebrating Ranching and Wildlife Conservation.
  • The Lewis & Clark Expedition Banquet featured Kaddu Sebunya, CEO of The African Wildlife Foundation; and Nic Bach, Marine Biologist at Roatan Marine Park.
  • But there would be little use in anybody exerting all this energy to save wild places if people are not being educated into being better stewards.
  • Both business and ranching occupy a unique potential to have far-reaching and long-standing environmental impacts good and bad.

Ontario man fined for smuggling medicinal leeches into Canada in carry-on luggage

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Monday, May 27, 2019
Countries, Foreign relations, Law, Wildlife smuggling, Environmental conservation, Endangered species, Wildlife, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife trade, Leech, Overexploitation, CITES

This legislation implements the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • This legislation implements the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Canada.
  • Mr. Bodounov was fined $15,000, which will be directed towards the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.
  • These species are regulated because over-harvesting of medicinal leeches from the wild is a major threat to the species.
  • Medicinal leeches represent one of the first animal species subject to conservation measures, including exportation restrictions, dating back to 1823.

Three Quebec hunters fined a total of $11,750 for breaking federal and provincial wildlife laws

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Capitale-Nationale, Deschambault-Grondines, Government, Portneuf, QUEBEC, Wildlife conservation, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Geography of Quebec, Conservation in Canada

QUBEC, Feb.26, 2019 /CNW/ - Enforcing Canadian environmental and wildlife laws is one important way that Environment and Climate Change Canada is taking action to protect wildlife and nature.

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  • QUBEC, Feb.26, 2019 /CNW/ - Enforcing Canadian environmental and wildlife laws is one important way that Environment and Climate Change Canada is taking action to protect wildlife and nature.
  • Wildlife officers work in collaboration with other Government of Canada partners as well as territorial and provincial partners to ensure that law enforcement efforts are maximized.
  • Wildlife officers from Environment and Climate Change Canada, in collaboration with wildlife protection officers from the Ministre des Forts, de la Faune et des Parcs du Qubec, put a stop to poaching of migratory birds in the region of Portneuf, Quebec.
  • Between September4, 2018, and January3, 2019, VincentNadeauMorissette (Armagh, Quebec); StphaneTherrien (Grondines, Quebec); and SergeTherrien (Grondines, Quebec) all pleaded guilty to a total of 17charges.

Zooterra Partners with Wildlife Works to Reimagine how People Support Nature Conservation

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Ecological restoration, Environmental conservation, Ecology, Habitat, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife corridor, Conservation biology, Wildlife

Three different conservation projects from the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor will be supported with each terra purchase on the Zooterra platform: aerial surveillance, wildlife water pans, and efficient agricultural techniques.

Key Points: 
  • Three different conservation projects from the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor will be supported with each terra purchase on the Zooterra platform: aerial surveillance, wildlife water pans, and efficient agricultural techniques.
  • In an area where wildlife and human survival were at odds, Wildlife Works has created a market-driven solution to wildlife conservation on the ground.
  • With the purchase of the terra collectibles, Zooterra users are given a new and personalized way to positively impact the habitat and wildlife conservation of this region.
  • Zooterra personalizes the nature conservation experience by more directly connecting consumers to natural areas and wildlife.

Conserve Wildlife with Sportsman's Warehouse, Sheridan, WY

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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Wildlife conservation, Conservation, Natural environment

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Help save wildlife habitats for countless species with Sportsman's Warehouse (NASDAQ: SPWH), http://www.sportsmans.com , in Sheridan WY at the Hunting Heritage Banquet.

Key Points: 
  • SHERIDAN, Wyo., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Help save wildlife habitats for countless species with Sportsman's Warehouse (NASDAQ: SPWH), http://www.sportsmans.com , in Sheridan WY at the Hunting Heritage Banquet.
  • Conserve or enhance 4 million acres of critical wildlife habitat.
  • We're bringing focus to our conservation delivery by identifying areas of habitat that provide the most positive impact for wildlife.
  • We're securing the future of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation by increasing the number of hunters, who pay for 80 percent of wildlife conservation through excise taxes on guns, ammunition and more.

Operation Dragon: New Evidence of the Scale of Corruption in the Illegal Turtle and Tortoise Trade in Southeast Asia - A Report by the Wildlife Justice Commission

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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Biota, Wildlife smuggling, Wildlife conservation, Environmental crime, Wildlife law, Wildlife trade, Traffic, Turtle

More than 6,000 live reptiles, ranging from vulnerable to critically endangered, were seized by the authorities from the illegal pet trade.

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  • More than 6,000 live reptiles, ranging from vulnerable to critically endangered, were seized by the authorities from the illegal pet trade.
  • Operation Dragon illustrated the scale and coordination of the corruption that facilitates the illegal trade of freshwater turtles and tortoises across the region.
  • Meticulous intelligence analysis revealed the consistent enabling of trafficking through organised corruption of officials at airports and transport hubs.
  • The Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) operates globally to disrupt and help dismantle organised transnational criminal networks trading in wildlife, timber and fish.

African Community and Conservation Foundation Launches November 2018

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Monday, November 5, 2018
Wildlife conservation, Transboundary protected area

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- African Community and Conservation Foundation ("ACCF" or the "Foundation"), a new, independent non-profit charitable organization is launching in November 2018 with the overarching goal of fueling sustainable and transformative human impact and conservation in Africa.

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  • MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- African Community and Conservation Foundation ("ACCF" or the "Foundation"), a new, independent non-profit charitable organization is launching in November 2018 with the overarching goal of fueling sustainable and transformative human impact and conservation in Africa.
  • The Foundation will focus on building funding for the long-term protection of African wilderness areas and support for the surrounding communities.
  • Former Starkey Hearing Foundation Executive DirectorBrady Forseth will serve as CEO of the Foundation.
  • The African Community & Conservation Foundation (ACCF), a project sponsored by Friends of Peace Parks, Inc., was established to raise awareness and funding for transformative and sustainable conservation and community projects throughout Africa, including the Grumeti Fund's wildlife conservation and community programs in and around the Grumeti Reserve in Tanzania.