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  • July 2008

    • UN Approves China to Buy Ivory

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 16, 08 5:29 AM CDT

      UN Approves China to Buy Ivory

      (Newser) - China has been given a green light to begin importing African ivory by a UN body that banned the sale 10 years ago, a decision that has infuriated conservation groups, the Daily Telegraph reports. African states say they need to sell stockpiles of ivory from elephants that are culled or die of natural causes in order to fund conservation efforts. Critics believe the move will encourage poaching and put more pressure on endangered elephant populations. More »

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      China  • Africa  • endangered species  • conservation  • wildlife  • elephant  • cull  • ivory

  • April 2008

    • S. Korea Culls 3M Birds in Flu Fight

      Reuters  |  Apr 17, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      S. Korea Culls 3M Birds in Flu Fight

      (Newser) - South Korea has sent in soldiers to kill and bury birds as bird flu spreads rapidly throughout the country, Reuters reports. More than 3 million farm birds have been culled so far, but fresh cases continue to be reported and the disease is heading for the capital. The entire country has been put on its second-highest alert level, although no human infections have yet been reported. More »

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      South Korea  • outbreak  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • cull  • poultry

  • March 2008

    • Aussies Face Protests Over Kangaroo Cull

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  Mar 17, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      Aussies Face Protests Over Kangaroo Cull

      (Newser) - Australia is planning to cull 400 kangaroos on a military base, and Japan—oft-criticized by Australia for its whaling practices—is jumping at the opportunity to hail its neighbor as hypocritical, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Not so, says Australia’s PM. The whaling issue is subject to "an agreement between many states, and it goes to whether what is occurring is scientific whaling or not," said Kevin Rudd. More »

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      protesters  • whale  • Kevin Rudd  • whaling  • Japanese whale hunt  • kangaroo  • hypocrisy  • cull  • Canberra

  • February 2008

    • Whales Fall as Hunt Resumes

      Australia's News Network  |  Feb 1, 08 9:45 AM CST

      Whales Fall as Hunt Resumes

      (Newser) - Japanese whalers have resumed their hunt in Antarctic waters, killing at least five whales when protest ships pulled back to refuel, the Australian News Network reports. Witnesses reported seeing the whales harpooned in the Southern Ocean after ships from Greenpeace and another protest group withdrew. In Tokyo, the Australian foreign minister protested the resumed hunt. More »

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      Japan  • Australia  • whale  • Greenpeace  • whaling  • whaler  • Japanese whale hunt  • Sea Shepherd Conservation Society  • cull

  • November 2007

    • UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K

      BBC  |  Nov 14, 07 12:43 PM CST

      UK Bird Flu Cull Widens to 22K

      (Newser) - Some 22,000 more birds are being killed in Britain after an outbreak of bird flu on a turkey farm in Suffolk, northeast of London. The cull has been extended to four nearby sites, although the disease has only been detected at the first farm. "This is a precautionary measure taken to prevent any spread of the disease," an official tells the BBC . More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • outbreak  • bird flu  • avian flu  • H5N1  • cull

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