Tahrcountry Musings

A blog dedicated to wildlife conservation

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Pipedreams? Interbasin transfers and water shortages

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A new WWF report titled Pipedreams? Interbasin transfers and water shortages shows that water transfers between rivers damage the natural e...
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Albino Mountain Goat Sighted

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The Italian Wildlife Rangers have finally manged to take photos of the elusive Albino Mountain Goat( capra ibex). in the the Les Laures vall...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Europe – Brown Bears Facing Extinction

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Brown Bears are facing extinction in European Alps. Environmentalists assess only 38 animals in the entire Alps, and Germany does not have e...
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Algeria - Threat To Wetland

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Environmentalists are worried about the imminent threat to ecologically significant El Kala coastal park of marshes and forests in Algeria. ...
Thursday, June 14, 2007

CITES Support For Coral

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In an effort to augment conservation initiatives for Red, pink and other coral species in the genus Corallium, delegates attending a meeting...
Thursday, June 07, 2007

Good News – Japan’s Bid To Reopen Trade In Whale Products Rebuffed.

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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has refused the request by Japan to reopen trade in whale products. CITES de...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007

US – A Thriving Market For Illegal Ivory

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Care for the Wild International, which surveyed thousands of retail outlets in 14 cities in US last year and this year has come out with sho...
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Hope For Threatened Eels

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There is fresh hope for the threatened Eels in Europe. EU governments have reached an agreement imposing strict limits on catching eels to p...
Monday, June 04, 2007

Virgin To Fund Elephant Corridor In Kenya

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Chairman of the Virgin, Richard Branson has promised aid for construction of a corridor that will allow about 2,000 elephants follow their n...
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Saturday, June 02, 2007

Spain Abandons Motorway Plan To Save Lynx

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Heeding to the views of environmentalists, Spain has decided to abandon a motorway plan linking the ancient capital of Toledo with the sou...

EU Imports Threatens Widlife

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EU happens to be the world's biggest importer of wildlife. This has been highlighted in a report by TRAFFIC titled Opportunity or threa...

Hi Guys I am back on the net

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Hi Guys, Due to some personal constraints I have not been able to update for some time now.I have got several emails from regu...
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Monday, February 26, 2007

Beaver Sighted In Bronx River After A Gap Of 200Years

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Scientists of the Wildlife Conservation Society have photographed a Beaver in Bronx River. This is exciting news because Beavers have not be...
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Friday, February 23, 2007

Chimpanzees Fashion Spears

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The journal current biology has some astonishing information about Chimpanzees. Researchers Jill Pruetz and Paco Bertolani from the center o...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

First Colossal Squid Landed In New Zealand

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T he first intact adult colossal squid ( Masonychoteuthis hamiltonii ) has been landed in New Zealand. New Zealand fishermen landed the fish...

UK - Rare Fish Saved From Extinction

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Gwyniad, ( Coregonus pennantii ), a fish akin to herring has been saved from the jaws of extinction. The fish dates back to the ice age. The...
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Army To The Rescue Of Malawi Forests

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Government of Malawi has brought in the intervention of army to save its forests from depredation. Forests have been hacked down for charcoa...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

Robot Ornithologists Looking Out For Rare Bird

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An automated ornithologist installed in Cache River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas, USA is looking out for elusive Ivory-Billed Woodpe...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Bukhara deer reintroduced in Kazakhstan

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The endangered Bukhara deer has been reintroduced to its former habitat on the right bank of Kazakhstan's Ili River. This was the result...
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Friday, February 16, 2007

Peruvian Rain Forest In Peril

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Peruvian rainforest is home to exotic animals like Jaguar, harpy eagle, and giant river otter. But unsustainable harvesting of timber is pos...
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