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After a Long Demise Due to Poaching, Virunga’s Hippos Climbing Back (Wildlife Conservation Society)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Nov 2016
(Source. Wildlife Conservation Society). **NEWS RELEASE**. CONTACT.. JOHN DELANEY. (1-718-220-3275; jdelaney@wcs.org). STEPHEN SAUTNER ... The published research titled 'Conservation of the common hippopotamus in Virunga National Park, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo' appears in the most recent addition of Suiform Soundings, a newsletter published by the IUCN's Pigs, Peccaries, and Hippos Specialist Group. The authors of the study are ... '....

Quantifying the ecological impacts of the 20th century trade in Amazonian furs

Edit Mongabay 26 Oct 2016
They found widespread collapse of giant river otter, black caiman and manatee populations in the aftermath of commercial hunting, while terrestrial animals such as collared peccaries, deer, and even jaguars were found to be much more resilient to hunting pressure during periods of peak… ....

Response to Interior Department announcement regarding better collaboration for New Mexico’s Historic Chaco Canyon region (The Wilderness Society)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Oct 2016
(Source. The Wilderness Society) ... The following are statements in response to the announcement.. Michael Casaus, New Mexico Director, The Wilderness Society ... Paul F ... We expect that this agreement will provide a pathway to long-term protection of the fragile and unique great house sites, roadways, traditional cultural places, and other sites that comprise the ancient Chacoan cultural landscape.' ... (noodl. 35916172) ....

Study documents staggering loss of wildlife following Amazon “Rubber Boom” (Oregon State University)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
For example, 5,443,795 collared peccary - a species of pig - were killed but the harvest was actually higher during the last five years than earlier in the century, indicating more resilience of the ecosystem to support the species ... However, more than 3.1 million white-lipped peccary were reported in the export data and many more may have been killed, Antunes noted....

Yasuni Man film is an intimate portrait of a beautiful land under siege for its oil

Edit The Guardian 12 Oct 2016
interactive ... Killackey’s film, however, suggests that the project was long doomed ... Twitter ... On four extended visits, Killackey spent close to 150 days here, filming rituals, family life, hunting expeditions, as well as an stunning variety of wildlife, including giant green anacondas, river dolphins, rare short-eared dogs, white lipped peccaries, limbless salamanders and brilliantly coloured leaf frogs ... Ecuador ... Read more ... ....

Peccaries of Mesoamerica Now Highly Threatened, Warn Experts (Wildlife Conservation Society)

Edit Public Technologies 04 Oct 2016
Peccaries of Mesoamerica Now Highly Threatened, Warn Experts ... (New York -October 4, 2016)-Hunting, deforestation, and cattle ranching in Mesoamerica have become a triad of trouble for the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), an ecologically important species now threatened with regional extinction, according WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and a group of experts at a recently held meeting in Belize....

Peccaries of Mesoamerica now highly threatened, warn experts

Edit Science Daily 04 Oct 2016
Hunting, deforestation, and cattle ranching in Mesoamerica have become a triad of trouble for the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), an ecologically important species now threatened with regional extinction, according a group of experts ... ....

26 Jaguars Killed in Panama So Far This Year (Smithsonian Institution)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Sep 2016
Participants in a seminar focused on the current status of the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) reported declines in peccary populations across the region and a lack of the forest connectivity they require to breed as healthy populations ... Peccaries are one of the primary species in jaguar diets, and when hunters pursue peccaries they often also kill jaguars ... 'But education takes years and jaguars and peccaries don't have years.'....

Sheriff Called In to Investigate Animal Neglect Reported at West Coast Game Park Safari (PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Sep 2016
(Source. PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Footage Shows Apparently Injured and Suffering Animals, Including a Bear Forced to Stand on Hind Legs With Choking Leash. For Immediate Release.. September 29, 2016. Contact.. David Perle 202-483-7382. Brandon, Ore ... Inspectors from the U.S ... were suffering without adequate veterinary care, including a solitary peccary with an inflamed eye and overgrown hooves ... (noodl. 35598283) ....

Wildlife butchers of Belén: the town that serves up rare species for a few dollars

Edit The Guardian 28 Sep 2016
In this Peruvian shanty town endangered wildlife is sold daily at market, live or freshly cooked in gory detail by traders flouting lax enforcement. Stopping this growing illegal trade will be key to discussions at Cites this week. @yachay_dc ... Wildlife is part of the town’s daily trade ... The protruding hoof of a peccary or the paw of an agouti betray the fact that there is hunted game on sale ... The woman cutting up its front-parts remarks ... ....

The terrifying, lonely ordeal of ‘Man of the Hole’

Edit New York Post 22 Sep 2016
Picture all your friends and family brutally murdered or coldly displaced by illegal loggers, daring gold miners, brutal drug traffickers, cattle ranchers or land speculators — threats from all sides at virtually all times ... It’s pretty sad.” ... Walker, who has searched for the man using satellite imagery, said he most likely uses simple tools like bows and arrows to hunt animals like monkeys, peccaries, deer, armadillos and pacas ... FUNAI....

Jaguars: Brazil’s Super Cats review – good news for almost everyone

Edit The Guardian 15 Sep 2016
A project to rewild and track jaguars is a success for the big cats, cowboys and tourists alike. The only losers are their prey, the unlucky capybara. @samwollaston. Poor capybara. I feel sorry for this one on many counts ... For being captured and caged, an indignity for any wild animal, even a big guinea pig ... Twitter ... This time a peccary, a wild pig … well, even jaguars like a varied diet ... Well, apart from the odd peccary, and the capybaras. ....

Critical Wildlife Conservation and Research Projects Funded by AZA-Accredited Zoos and Aquariums (AZA - Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Sep 2016
(Source. AZA - Association of Zoos and Aquariums). Silver Spring, Maryland - The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced AZA Conservation Grants Fund (CGF) grants totaling nearly $250,000 to be awarded to 13 projects ... Debborah Luke ... AZA congratulates the 2016 Conservation Grants Fund recipients. ... Securing the Captive Breeding Program of the Endangered Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) in the Chaco Region of Paraguay....
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