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Source: WildlifeDirect By: CERCOPAN
CERCOPAN has yet more exciting new additions to the growing family of pigs in Iko Esai village with the birth of four more healthy babies to our newly acquired female 'Punch'. This project is proving to be an excellent flagship for our efforts toward alternative livelihoods in the communities surrounding Cross River National Park. Alternative sustainable livelihoods are a vital part of our larger goal to reduce reliance upon the dwindling rainforest resources and increase the financial and physical health of people in the area.
The Iko Esai Ubhena farm co-operative made further improvements to the pig sty facilities to prepare for the babies, adding a new extended roof and cementing the floor of the 'nursery' to ensure the best possible welfare conditions for the piglets. The group is planning to develop a good breeding stock of females before commercial sales begin to ensure a constant and sustainable supply of protein for the village. As with all CERCOPAN's efforts, this project and others like it are only possible with the support of generous individuals and organisations around the world. CERCOPAN is entirely non-profit making and is managed by a dedicated core of international volunteers in conjunction with our fantastic Nigerian staff... View CERCOPAN Blog Article at Dr. Leakey's WildlifeDirect NWHS NOTE: What do pigs have to do with wildlife? Assisting local indigenous people develop sustainable food and income sources, provides alternatives to illegal bushmeat trading and wildlife poaching. CERCOPAN is an NWHS wildlife conservation ally in Nigeria Africa. If you would like to learn more about CERCOPAN's conservation efforts, visit their NWHS Info Page. CERCOPAN Info Page At NWHS (includes video) |
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No increase in population, rapid disappearance of tigers in Assam
Source: The Hindu - Sci-Tech
Assam forest department's claim of increasing tiger population was not only false but has been made with the aim of getting money from various funding agencies, a prominent conservationist organisation claimed today. Forest officials have claimed that the tiger population in Assam has increased but the fact is that it is decreasing alarmingly and a group of people are grabbing money from various agencies by making such claims, Nature's Beckons Director Soumyadeep Dutta told reporters here.
If Kaziranga National Park harbours 32 tigers per 100 sq km as claimed then tiger sightings would be very common and the total number of the animals in the Park should be 160. Reports available through RTI have also proved the rapid disappearance of tiger species from the forests of Assam, he said. The forest department on September 15, provided tiger census report of 1993 and 2000 according to which there were 430 tigers in 1993, but went down to 346 in 2000... Click Here To Read The Article In Full |
Mammoth-Sized Controversy: Can Ivory of an Extinct Species Secure a Future for Elephants? Source: Bush Warriors
Many species on our planet have gone extinct over the years, and there have been many versions of dominant fauna through earth’s history. When man rose, a new form of extinction began. Wooly mammoths were lost from our planet many years ago, largely due to man's over-hunting of the giants. History may be repeating itself right before our eyes with a relative of the mammoths: elephants. The difference is, mammoths were killed to provide food. Elephants are being slaughtered to feed cultural norms and desire for increased social status. New ideas surrounding ivory trade are gaining public attention, but could mammoths be coming back from the dead to take their cousins to meet a similar fate?
In 1991, the resurgence of the Russian economy brought mammoth ivory back into the market. Since that time, the amount of mammoth ivory being exported straight out of the melting tundra has risen exponentially, as there is no ban on the trade of their tusks. Global warming has supplemented the trade by making more mammoth skeletons available for harvest by exposing mother nature's freezer. Now the controversy is escalating as many question the effects of mammoth ivory trade on declining elephant populations, as a result of poaching. First Lady, Michelle Obama, has been photographed [photo in article] wearing mammoth ivory jewelry, which may highlight a more ethical taste for the precious substance. However, the U.S. market for ivory pales in comparison to that of Asian nations... [This is just a very short excerpt of an interesting and compelling article] Click Here To Read Full Article And View Additional Photos NWHS NOTE: There is a comment section at the bottom of this article, in which Patrick Webb of NWHS, made our feelings concerning the trade of mammoth ivory quite clear. Please feel free to add your own comments, either for or against the trade of ancient mammoth ivory. This controversial issue will continue to grow and be debated by conservationists. The Bush Warriors administrators are good friends of NWHS. If you would like to receive their updates, please consider subscribing to their blog. |
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