WWF Calls for Ban in Trade of Great White Sharks
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A leading environmental group called Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of overfishing and China&#39;s growing appetite for exotic foods.
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A leading environmental group called Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of overfishing and China's growing appetite for exotic foods.
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5 October 2004 - Law enforcement experts are urging stronger action against poachers or smugglers of endangered species, but warn that many countries lack the ability to fight wildlife crimes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.
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Long a forum for protecting endangered species like whales or tigers, a U.N. meeting in Bangkok next month will seek a wider role in regulating the billion-dollar trade in timber, fish and medicinal plants.
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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Commercial fishing methods threaten to  devastate Europe's oceans, WWF International said on Wednesday.
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By Detroit Free Press  Jun. 23--With the threat of a lawsuit, eight wildlife and conservation groups have put welcome additional pressure on the shipping industry to stop delivering foreign species here.
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Science & environment: Campaigners demand action to curb shipment of millions of animals around the world for slaughter
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin.
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BANGKOK - The future looked brighter for leaf-tailed geckos and great white sharks after a UN meeting on trade in wild plants and animals.
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The United Nations needs to stop the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand and Palau, joined by actress Sigourney Weaver, said on Tuesday.
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The South Australian government has ordered that the great white shark responsible for killing an 18-year-old surfer yesterday be killed.
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The United Nations needs to stop  the destruction of deep sea ecosystems by banning fishermen  from trawling nets on the ocean floor, Australia, New Zealand  and Palau, joined by actress Sigourney Weaver, said on Tuesday.
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has listed the great white shark among the 10 species of animals and trees it believes will most likely become extinct.
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An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban a class of toxic chemical compounds that are found in industrial and household detergents and are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics.
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Booming global trade in rare forms of wildlife ranging from tropical fish and trees to African lizards is threatening many of them with extinction, conservation group WWF said on Thursday.
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The United States on Monday proposed broad international measures to curb the slaughter of sharks in the Atlantic Ocean and encourage the study and preservation of threatened shark populations throughout the world.