‘Tiger bone’ products made in Thailand and sold to Vietnamese and Chinese tourists
So-called “tiger bone glue” is being made in Thailand and marketed to tourists from Vietnam and China, investigators have discovered
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The first victim of Japan’s new commercial pirate whale hunt has been landed
The first minke whale in Japan’s controversial new commercial whale hunt has been landed at Kushiro port in northern Japan
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G20 urged to make intervention as summit host Japan launches new whale killing programme
Conservation groups and celebrities collectively call for an ‘international whaling intervention’ to be staged at the G20 summit in Osaka as summit host Japan prepares to launch a renewed commercial whaling programme
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EU right to fear possible rise in whale meat exports to Japan from Iceland and Norway
Japan’s plan to hunt whales within its own economic waters might lead to more whale meat exports from Iceland and Norway
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New atmospheric study pinpoints large-scale CFC-11 emissions in eastern China
A new study scientifically confirms the origins of large-scale emissions of the banned super-pollutant CFC-11 in eastern China, finding 40-60 per cent or more of the global emissions increase since 2012 can be attributed to this region
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It’s UN World Wildlife Day – and a time to remember that the whales aren’t saved yet
For the first time since its launch in 2014, UN World Wildlife Day (3 March) switches its focus from creatures on the land to the world beneath the waves with the theme 'Life below water: for people and planet'.
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