Tag: Conservation
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Sales of shark fin in China drop by up to 70%
Traditionally a symbol of wealth and luxury, public attitidues towards shark fin are changing in China, according to a new report
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Conservationists call for Canary Islands whale sanctuary instead of oil scheme
World Wide Fund for Nature launches campaign as Repsol announces that exploratory drilling could start in October
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Cheetah smuggling driving wild population to extinction, report says
Rising demand for luxury pets in the Gulf states taking gruesome toll as two-thirds of snatched cubs are dying en route
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Unique underwater world discovered in Pitcairn Islands
Expedition reveals 80 new species of fish, coral and algae in the pristine waters of British overseas territory in the Pacific Ocean
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Return of the European bison
Europe’s largest beast is to roam the forests of Romania after 200 years. Adam Vaughan witnesses the buzz as a herd of 17 is released in the Carpathian mountains
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China hopes to take rare animals off the menu with tough jail sentences
People who knowing eat products made from 420 species classified as endangered face of up to 10 years or more in prison