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My biggest wish is that people in the western world could understand what is happening here in Borneo, and how the demand for palm oil…
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Pet trade puts orangutans at risk
16 April 2009
The trade in Sumatran orangutans for pets shows little sign of decline and is taking the species to the brink of extinction, a report concludes.…
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Congo's chimps threatened by bushmeat trade
16 April 2009
Cleve Hicks gives account of central African wilderness under imminent threat of destruction by rapidly-emerging commercial bushmeat trade sweeping across Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
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There is a crucial vote in the European Parliament's agriculture committee on Tuesday 31st March. This will be on the European Commission's proposed ban on…
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After several days of hearings of one of the traffickers of wildlife species from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the judge of the third…
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A wildlife trafficker in protected wildlife species sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
21 March 2009
A wildlife trafficker in protected wildlife species sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. The 3rd chamber of the high court in Brazzaville has requested a sentence…
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Political pressure mounts to Save The Primates
17 March 2009
A parliamentary petition has been tabled calling for an end to primate testing. It comes as MEPs debate changes to the animal testing regulations right…
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Primatologist Dr. Jatna Supriatna scans the treetops in a national park on the island of Java, looking for gibbons. This area is home to about…
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