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worldwildlife.org - 18 days ago
Tiger experts call for urgent action to save species
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More than 250 experts, scientists and government delegates from 13 tiger range countries this week called for immediate action to save tigers before the species disappears from the wild, citing the urgent need for increased protection against tiger poaching and trafficking in tiger parts.
Nepali Cabinet To Meet On Everest To Bring Attention To Global Warming
huffingtonpost.com - 20 days ago
Nepali Cabinet To Meet On Everest To Bring Attention To Global Warming
— huffingtonpost.com — KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's Cabinet will hold a meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the threat from... global warming, which is causing glaciers to melt in the Himalayas, an official said Monday. The Cabinet will meet at the Everest base camp ... (more) Nepali Cabinet To Meet On Everest To Bring Attention To ...

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Petition: Stop Animal Sacrifice in Nepal - Naresh Kadyan
care2.com - 23 days ago
Petition: Stop Animal Sacrifice in Nepal - Naresh Kadyan
— care2.com — Can you picture a festival where more than 200,000 animals are killed by a thousand of drunk... men carrying large knives to please a goddess? This is exactly what - if nothing is done - will happen in December 2009 in Nepal during the Gadimai Festival - OIPA in India / PFA (SPCA) Haryana (more) Petition: Stop Animal Sacrifice in Nepal - Naresh Kadyan

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Green Daily:  Can 2022 be the 'Year of the Tiger' if the Tigers are all Gone?

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Can 2022 be the 'Year of the Tiger' if the Tigers are all Gone?
Green Daily — ... So you know it has to be pretty bad when the World Wildlife Fund singles out a species for particular attention. This week the conservation organization called for urgent action to save the tigers. In addition to surviving the three challenges above, these regal striped beasts have been brought to their collective knees by poaching and "parts trafficking". ...

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