EIA is blogging from the IWC in Panama this week
Friday, July 6 The 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) drew to a close in Panama with a number of good agreements and a feeling that progress…
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Iceland to resume hunt of endangered fin whales
Conservationists urge EU and US governments to intervene London/Washington DC: Conservation and animal welfare groups expressed concern today over news that Iceland’s hunt of endangered fin whales will resume…
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Illegal wood from Peruvian Amazon is entering the USA
Systemic corruption and human rights abuses in Peru documented, as well as over 100 illegal import shipments into the United States Contact: Fiona Mulligan, EIA, +1 202-483-6621 Andrea Johnson,…
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Madagascar, Lemurs and Spies to screen on the BBC
A documentary showcasing the work of EIA in Madagascar is to screen on BBC2’s Natural World tomorrow (Thursday, March 15) at 8pm. Pure white lemurs called silky sifaka live in…
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Guest blog: Ohio tragedy highlights weak regulations
Animal lovers around the world gasped in horror last week as events unfolded in Ohio . I was horrified to switch on BBC News on the Wednesday and hear of…
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Iceland not off the hook over fin whaling
So, Iceland has dodged the bullet of US trade sanctions over its belligerent hunting of endangered fin whales. But is hasn’t escaped censure entirely, and it’s not unreasonable to expect…
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Climate strike: UK school pupils take part in call for urgent action
Thousands of schoolchildren and young people in the UK are taking part in climate strikes with the support of a former UN climate chief, who said it was “time to heed the deeply moving voice of youth”.
Christiana Figueres, who led the historic 2015 Paris agreement, said the fact that children were so worried about their future they were prepared to strike should make adults take urgent action.
Source: www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/15/uk-climate-change-strike-school-pupils-children-envir...
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Today is World Pangolin Day, a chance to celebrate one of the natural world's most curious creatures - and to spread awareness of the dire threats it faces as the world's most trafficked mammal.
Find out about the work of our Pangolin Campaign at eia-international.org/our-work/wildlife/pangolins/
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Record number of blue whales in Great Australian Bight this summer
Scientists estimate that there are up to 50 blue whales in the Great Australian Bight this summer, the highest number seen since blue whale aerial surveys began in the region.
But it is a fluke researchers know this at all as funding for aerial surveys has been difficult to come by.
This year, blue whales have only been seen in the Bight because they crossed paths with another animal that feeds in the Bight's bountiful summer waters — southern bluefin tuna ...
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-14/blue-whales-in-record-numbers-in-great-australian-bight/10786692
#Australia #whales #tuna
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