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Rare Sierra red fox found
Source: Fresno Bee By: Matt Weiser-Sacramento Bee
A rare Sierra Nevada red fox has been located in the mountains east of Modesto, confirming the animal continues to live in a region where it has been considered extinct for a century. Images of the fox were captured about three weeks ago by a remote camera set up by U.S. Forest Service employees at a bait station placed to survey for other wildlife.
Saliva samples obtained from the bait station yielded a DNA sample, which was analyzed by Ben Sacks of the University of California at Davis to confirm the discovery. The only population of Sierra Nevada red fox known to exist until now numbers only about 20 animals at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The species was thought to have been eliminated throughout the rest of its range, which once extended throughout the Sierra Nevada... Click Here To View The Entire Article |
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Amur Tigers To Get Protected Area On China-Russia Border
Source: WildlifeWatch
Jilin province of China and neighbouring Primorsky province in Russia have agreed to collaborate formally in working towards the first transboundary Amur tiger protected area amidst celebrations for the second annual Amur Tiger Cultural Festival in the northeastern Chinese city of Hunchun.
The recently signed agreement will help wildlife authorities eventually establish a transboundary protected area, a cooperative conservation network that crosses country borders, in the provinces that are home to the world's largest big cat. The population of the highly endangered Amur tiger is currently estimated at 500. In the agreement signed by Jilin Provincial Forestry Department of China and two Russia agencies, the Wildlife and Hunting Department of Primorsky Province and Special Inspection "TIGER" of Russia (official name of the Bureau on Protection of Rare and Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna) the two sides will work together in establishing a tiger conservation protected area in both provinces, as well as partner to restore the endangered species... Click Here To Read The Article In Full |
Dolphins herded in Japanese cove but none killed
Source: Argus-Press By: YURI KAGEYAMA
Japanese fishermen herded dolphins into a cove made famous by an Oscar-winning documentary about the hunt but did not kill any Friday, as conservationist groups ramped up scrutiny of the annual slaughter. An official in the seaside village of Taiji, depicted in the film "The Cove," said a handful of the best-looking dolphins were kept to be sold to aquariums, but the rest were set free Friday morning. He declined to give details.
The decision to set most of the dolphins free marks a departure from past practice. On Thursday, a day after the annual hunt began in Taiji, O'Barry, 70, took a petition calling for its end with 1.7 million signatures from 155 nations to the U.S. Embassy. O'Barry, the former dolphin trainer for the 1960s "Flipper" TV show and a longtime dolphin activist, has received threats from a violent nationalist group and skipped going to Taiji this year, a trip he normally makes to protest the hunt. He said he had been advised by Japanese authorities not to go... Click Here To Read Full Article NWHS NOTE: It is our concern that the first few days of the dolphin "hunt" is to simply capture live dolphins for sales to exhibitors and collectors before bloodying the waters. It is then possible that after this live capture has been completed, the slaughter will begin. We sincerely hope our concerns are unjustified. We will follow-up in next weeks NWHS e-newsletter |
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