Critter News

MARCH 25, 2010

The opening line in this USA Today article says it all, "Every proposal to protect marine species at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar was voted down." Tags: CITES marine animals Japan china endangered species. It's unfortunate, but true, thanks primarily to Japan and China.

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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2010

Looks like they'll need to since nobody else wants to protect them. In Qatar yesterday nations voted down a proposed ban on exporting Atlantic bluefin tuna. But Mr Watson is unfazed by the outcome in Qatar. Tags: sea shepherd. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully wasn’t available today to confirm how New Zealand voted.

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Critter News

MARCH 23, 2010

Delegates to the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) conference in Qatar voted down three of four proposals to protect sharks. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan china endangered species. This really sucks. According to the New York Times.

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Critter News

MARCH 28, 2010

It's in response to the pathetic CITES conference which basically screwed marine animal protection. The Christian Science Monitor rightly points out that citizens and consumers need to get involved in endangered species protection, because at the CITES level, it's all about money and international politics.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

And I hugged a woman who was lucky enough to hold a Spix’s Macaw at the Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in Qatar while on vacation in the Middle East some years ago. … Tags: brazil • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? However if I had to choose one bird to see in Brazil it would be a Sickle-Winged Nightjar.

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