Malaysia talks to aid rare turtle
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Scientists meet in Malaysia to discuss how to save the critically endangered leatherback turtle.
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Carved up for the dinner table, ground up for medicine or simply sold off as exotic pets, Asia&#39;s endangered species are at the core of a lucrative smuggling trade that shows little sign of easing off.
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The rules controlling the trade in many at-risk wildlife species may change at a Bangkok meeting starting on Saturday. The 166 member states of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
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Skin and bones of endangered Sumatran tigers are sold openly in parts of Indonesia for traditional medicine and jewelry despite bans, a trend that could mean the big cats' eventual extinction, a conservation group warned Wednesday.
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Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been found dead along Bangladesh's coast in the past two weeks, triggering concerns about pollution and local fishing practices, an official said Thursday. A team of four scientists has launched an investigation into the deaths of the olive ridley turtles, said Jafar Ahmed, a top official in the government's marine fisheries department.
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Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to work on a proposal to solve some of their long-standing bilateral disputes. Singapore Senior Minister, Goh Chok Tong, and Malaysian Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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In Thailand, speakers at the opening of an international conference on endangered species appealed for measures to protect natural resources and stem illegal trade in endangered wildlife.
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BANGKOK - A UN conference last week banned commercial trade in the rare Irrawaddy dolphin, a move environmentalists said was needed to save the threatened species.
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By TOFAYEL AHMED  COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been found dead along Bangladesh's coast over the past two weeks, triggering concerns about pollution and local fishing practices, an official said Thursday.
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) has banned sales of a rare Asian dolphin. Environmentalists say the move is necessary to save the Irrawaddy dolphin, whose numbers are thought to be as low as 1,000 in the wild.
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A giant Chinese salamander that predates  Tyrannosaurus rex and the world's smallest frog are among a  group of extremely rare amphibians identified by scientists on  Monday as being in need of urgent help to survive.
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Malaysia will send a team of senior agriculture officials to Thailand next week for urgent talks on tightening border controls against the spread of bird flu, which has forced a quarantine of Malaysia's northern Kelantan state.
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SHAH ALAM: A conservation project to clean up Melai Beach in Tasik Chini, 100km from Kuantan, received a RM15,000 grant from Ford Malaysia yesterday.
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Malaysia is studying a plan to clone leatherback turtles, an endangered species that scientists believe once swam with dinosaurs, an official said Thursday.
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Description: Delegates from 160 nations are gathering in Thailand for a meeting on international trade in endangered species. They will discuss new genetic research that makes it easier to trace poached ivory.
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More than 5,000 scientists, conservationists and politicians meet in Thailand over the next week to hammer out a blueprint for saving some of the world's most endangered species and fragile ecosystems.
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By Kathleen Casey, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  May 28--There's only one beach left for the leatherback sea turtle, one nesting area that hasn't been built up with condos and hotels.