'Last chance' for elephant deal
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African nations are engaged in last-ditch negotiations on elephants and ivory as the CITES meeting nears its end.
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CALGARY -- A newborn elephant that received a special blood transfusion after it was rejected by its mother appears to be getting better, say officials at the Calgary Zoo.
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By STAFF, Herald  New Zealand Dairies Ltd appears to have overcome its financial hurdle as nervous dairy farmers look on.   Last Friday the Herald broke the news the new dairy factory was saved by a last minute $24m deal from an overseas investor.
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afrol News, 11 October - Two proposals regarding the international ivory trade today failed to secure a two-thirds majority at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) conference in Bangkok.
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A genetic test that can determine the origin of ivory could help combat the illegal trade in elephant tusks and their products.
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By ARTHUR MAX THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The agency that oversees international trade involving rare animals approved on Saturday the sale of 60 tons of ivory to Japan despite fears it could lead to increased poaching of endangered elephants.
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The latest weapon to protect dwindling elephant populations from poachers is a genetic map which can trace the origins of ivory, it emerged today.
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Although it stops short of an all-out ban like some wildlife activists are looking for, eBay said Tuesday it will no longer allow cross-border sales of ivory.
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Offer made at talks aimed at resolving election crisis which so far has cost 1,000 lives
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An international effort to halt the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory tusks has all but collapsed in most of Africa, leaving officials and advocates alarmed about the survival of the species. A study being reported Tuesday estimates that as many as 23,000 animals were slaughtered last...
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Reports say a group from the horse racing industry has put forward an offer for UK state-owned bookmaker, the Tote.
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Oct. 15, 2004 - Conservationists claimed victory at a global wildlife trade meeting on Thursday despite warnings that a cash crisis could hamper new hard-won measures to protect endangered species.
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A list of the winners and losers at the two-week meeting of the 171-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in The Hague.  WINNERS:  AFRICAN ELEPHANTS: Four southern African countries' can sell their ivory stockpiles. No more ivory sales allowed for nine years.
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Plans to ban hunting are to dominate the last week of parliamentary business before the end of the session.
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NAIROBI  - A final peace deal to end 21 years of conflict in southern Sudan could be clinched at the end of the month in line with a pledge by Khartoum and the main southern rebel group, officials said.
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A new study is the latest salvo in a long-standing debate over what wiped out the giant elephantlike animals.
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By ARTHUR MAX THE HAGUE, Netherlands - If you think the problem of endangered species is all about tigers, elephants and orangutans, ask a violinist where he gets his bow.