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China's Appetite for Illegal Ivory; Poachers decimate Congo elephant populati...
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Poachers in Congo have killed a fifth of the elephants in Africa's oldest national park this year as China buys more ivory, the park's director said on Friday.
Rwandan rebels have killed seven Savannah elephants in the past 10 days alone in the Virunga National Park, along Congo's eastern border with Rwanda and Uganda, Emmanuel de Merode told Reuters.
"We've definitely lost 20 percent of the population this year and probably more," he said. "We have rangers with them, and we're trying to reinforce them. But (the rangers) are outnumbered 20 to one."
The 790,000-hectare (2 million-acre) reserve was home to one of central Africa's largest Savannah elephant herds in the 1970s numbering around 5,000.
But a brutal 1998-2003 war, heavy poaching, corruption and mismanagement of the park have taken a heavy toll. Today conservationists believe no more than 300 elephants remain.
China, among the world's main destinations for illegal ivory, was granted permission last month to buy 108 tonnes of ivory stocks from Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
De Merode singled out China's growing appetite for ivory as one of the root causes of this year's increase in elephant killings, as poachers attempt to launder their illegal ivory for legitimate sale.
"It's very difficult to distinguish between legal and illegal stocks," he said.
Despite the official end of the conflict in Congo, the eastern borderlands remain a volatile patchwork of rebel strongholds and militia controlled zones.
Armed clashes between rival armed groups are a regular occurrence, limiting the rangers' ability to patrol, and providing cover for poaching.
The Savannah elephant is a sub-species of the African elephant, which is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. KINSHASA (Reuters) - Poachers in Congo have killed a fifth of the elephants in Africa's oldest national park this year as China b... more -
In Filipino organ trade, poor sell kidneys for quick buck
With millions of Filipinos living on less than 1 dollar a day, the Philippines has become one of the world's 'hotspots' for organ harvesting with foreign recipients paying as much as 30,000 dollars for new kidneys.
Due to high demand, illegal brokers prey on poor Filipinos who are forced to sell their kidneys and other organs for fast cash.
In 2007, a total of 1,046 kidney transplants were conducted in the Philippines, up from 690 in 2006, according to the Philippine Renal Registry.
More than 50 per cent of the recipients were foreigners in 2007, violating a 10-per-cent cap on the number of transplants to foreign recipients that was imposed in 2003. More than 80 per cent of the donors were not related to the recipients. With millions of Filipinos living on less than 1 dollar a day, the Philippines has become one of the world's 'hotspots'... more -
Black Market iPhones Being Sold for $1,200 in Russia
MOSCOW - In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here — but they are still begging for one item: Apple Inc.'s slick iPhone.
The new iPhone went on sale in 21 countries July 11 and will soon be released in 70 nations. Officially, Russia and China are still on hold — neither last year's original iPhone nor the updated model have been launched in those countries because Apple is still negotiating with mobile service providers.
And yet analysts estimate that only the U.S. has more iPhone users than Russia and China.
In both countries, the device enjoys super-exclusive status, thanks to a thriving market for "unlocked" iPhones adapted for local use. Even Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been seen using one.
Moscow and Beijing have become an iPhone trader's paradise. Russian Web sites were offering the new 3G iPhone for about $1,200, six times the $199 base price in the U.S. Even Apple's first-edition 8-gigabyte iPhone was going for almost as much at Moscow's Gorbushka electronics market this week, though Moscow iPhone owners said a skilled bargain hunter could find one for about $775. MOSCOW - In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the ... more -
AAF - China Bear Rescue
Have you seen "Not for sale" poster by GreenKorea?
It's bar code says "329 1600 120KG 19GRAM".
19 GRAM' is weight of a dried bear gall bladder.
There are more than 1600 bears in captivity (1400 of them are Asian Moon Bears with distinctive 'V' mark on their chest) at 110 bear farms in Korea.
The Korean Moon Bear, also known as the Asiatic Black Bear, has a diet consisting chiefly of fruits and vegetables, honey and insects. They are regarded as being of no danger to humans unless threatened.
The Korean government is responsible for this as they started importing bears from North America and Japan for breeding and export in early 80's.
Visits to 10 bear farms by in 2004 GreenKorea group confirmed hygiene standards and the conditions of bears were both extremely poor.
Most of the bears were in small dog cages, fed with pig's food for cost cutting measure by bear farmers. All bears showed signs of abnormal behaviour.
Just imagine many bears waiting to be slaughtered for their gall bladder, feet and meat, crowded into small and filthy cages on daily basis.
There are no regulations providing for any specific methods of slaughter, and there is a widespread belief that the bears are killed inhumanely.
Please Sign Petition!
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-bears-in-korea...
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IAKA - International Aid for Korean Animals - News & Information
Recent news has emerged from Korea, implicating the involvement of several Jincheon County council members in an illegal bear meat restaurant. The story has sparked public outrage in Korea as it highlights the horrible treatment of farmed moon bears and the hypocrisy of the government officials who regard the bears not as a protected species, but as a culinary delicacy.
The restaurant is owned by Kim Dong Ku, also a council member, who along with his wife, operates an adjacent bear farm where the bear meat is obtained on demand. Though the husband and wife have claimed to keep moon bears as pets, news reports reveal that they in fact operate a farm where as many as 20 bears are crammed to a single cage.
When a bear dish is ordered, a bear is brutally clubbed to death and slaughtered on the spot. Restaurant patrons are also given the option of a "take out" menu, in which they can purchase bear cubs directly from the farm.
Though bear farms regretfully remain legal in Korea, slaughtering the bears for their meat violates several laws. The Chef Yoo Young Hun has since publicly apologized for his actions, but claims he did not know that the bears were illegally killed. This is hard to believe, as villagers in the area have witnessed the council members dining at the restaurant very regularly and it is likely that hundreds of bears have been brutally killed and consumed by the council members.
The scandal has created public outrage in Korea, highlighting the cruelty and horrific treatment of Moon Bears and exposing the connection between bear farms and government officials. Now more than ever, we need you to call upon Korea's Ministry of Environment to ban bear farming and to strengthen laws against bear meat restaurants.
Please sign the online petition:
http://www.moonbears.org/
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Free the Dancing Bears! - Online Petition
Even though it is illegal to capture bears in both India and Pakistan, more than 1,600 sloth bears are being forced to dance by madaris, the people who capture and keep the bears.
For years sloth bear cubs in India have been poached and tortured through brutal training methods to become Dancing Bears, forced to perform for tourists. At less than 4 weeks of age, the cub is stolen from its mother who is often killed while trying to protect her cubs. Sold to traders and middlemen at underground markets, trauma, malnutrition and shock accounts for a mortality rate of more than 50%.
The surviving bear cubs are sold to Kalanders who will teach them to dance.
At the tender age of 4 months, the cubs canine teeth are knocked out. A red hot iron needle pierces its muzzle, and a coarse rope is pulled through. The wound is never allowed to heal, and the cub will live in fear, hunger and pain, tied to a stake for the rest of its life.
Many cubs die before the training begins because of the stress of capture, the terrible transportation conditions, starvation, dehydration, and rough handling. Although bears used in these acts would live up to 30 years in the wild, they rarely live more than eight years in captivity.
Source(s) - http://www.freethebears.org.au/bear-projects/india.html
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/dancing_bears
https://www.wspa.org.au/campaigns/animalpain_nz/index.a
sp?ID=R04084V01
Links for more information on the dancing bears & other
animal welfare/environmantal issues:
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http://julesrs007saveanimals.blogspot.com/
As well as signing this petition, you can help free the bears by:
Writing a letter to to Overseas Governments using this website - http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/dancing_bears
Donate to the WSPCA - http://www.wspa.org.au/
And Sign a petition on the WSPCA website - http://www.wspa.org.au/
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Animals Matter to Me
A Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare:
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/1706_animals_matter.cfm
The scale of suffering for animals in the world today is unprecedented.
Join the more than 1 million who have already signed.
Help us reach 2 million in 2008.
Every day millions of animals are born into lives of unspeakable suffering. Every day millions more suffer terrible deaths.
The only way to stop this cycle of cruelty is to get Governments to agree to end it. That is what a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare is all about and why you should vote to support it.
By signing the petition you will be conveying to your Government that animals – and their welfare – matter to you.
Please add your name to the million already collected. Governments are beginning to listen. Soon they will act. Every vote counts.
Help us achieve global recognition that animals matter, that they can feel pain and can suffer and that we have a responsibility to put an end to cruelty around the world. We seek 10 million signatures to let the governments of the world know we are serious about achieving a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations. A Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare: http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/1706_animals_matter.cfm ... more -
Taiping 4 Gorilla “Oyin” Dies
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Taiping 4 Gorilla “Oyin” Dies
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
(Cape Town, South Africa – 04 June 2008) Oyin, one of the “Taiping Four” gorillas died of unknown causes in Cameroon yesterday the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) announced this evening.
“We are extremely upset by the news that Oyin, one of the gorillas relocated to Cameroon from South Africa in December 2007, has passed away. She had apparently been sickly for about 10 days. At this stage it is unclear what caused her illness and, following an autopsy, blood and tissue samples have been sent to appropriate laboratories to ascertain the cause of death,” said Christina Pretorius, Campaign Manager of IFAW Southern Africa.
“We are extremely grateful to the Limbe Wildlife Centre (LWC) which has been caring for Oyin and Tinu, Izan and Abbey – all Western Lowland Gorillas – since we were able to return them to Cameroon last year.
“We also extend our deep sympathy to the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa and their staff who provided great care and affection for the gorillas for so many years,” said Pretorius.
Pretorius said IFAW would announce the results of the cause of death as soon as they became available.
The return of the so-called “Taiping Four” to Cameroon marked the end of a saga in which the gorillas became ensnared in the politics of several nations and international law and became a high profile example of the rampant illegal trade in endangered species.
The gorillas, a male and three females, first made international headlines in 2002 after being smuggled to Malaysia using forged documents. DNA tests later confirmed that the animals were captured from the wild in Cameroon prior to being exported to Malaysia. In 2004, after being confiscated by Malaysian authorities, they were sent for safekeeping to the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa in Pretoria.
Over the last five years IFAW represented the NGO community including the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), the International Primate Protection League (IPPL), the Last Great Ape Organisation (LAGA) and the Pandrillus Foundation, all of whom lobbied exhaustively to ensure that the various governments involved upheld the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to have the gorillas returned to their home country.
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eBay Still Selling Illegal Ivory
llegal Ivory Trade Thrives on eBay Despite Year-Old “Ban”:
Despite eBay Inc.’s announcement exactly one year ago today of a global ban on all international trade in elephant ivory, investigators with IFAW have found that auctions of illegal or potentially illegal ivory have skyrocketed on eBay in the U.S. Further, eBay Canada faces persistent challenges as U.S.-based sellers of ivory list their contraband on the Canadian site.
In response to these developments, IFAW today is renewing its call for eBay, Inc. to institute a full and complete ban on all elephant ivory products worldwide.
“eBay’s affiliates in countries including Germany, Australia, France and China have virtually eliminated the illegal ivory trade on their Web sites thanks to severe restrictions and outright bans, ” said Jeff Flocken, IFAW’s Washington, DC, Office Director. “Unfortunately, according to the findings of IFAW’s investigations, it seems that this deadly trade has shifted to North America.”
“The ivory trade is directly responsible for the slaughter of over 20,000 elephants each year,” according to Peter Pueschel, Director of IFAW’s Wildlife Trade program. “As the world’s largest online marketplace, eBay is one of the more significant conduits for illegal trade in wildlife products on the Internet. This puts eBay in a unique position to set an example for the rest of the industry by implementing and enforcing a comprehensive ban on ivory,” says Pueschel. In fact, such a step is not unprecedented, as eBay, Inc. already prohibits the sale of other contraband such as firearms and ammunition.
With its nearly unlimited scope, largely unregulated access and relative anonymity, the Internet is emerging as the preferred method for the illicit trade in ivory and other endangered animals and their parts.
“Banning all ivory sales would give eBay an opportunity to become a conservation leader and take immediate action to protect elephants and other illegally traded species,” said Flocken. “IFAW stands ready to offer any assistance to eBay necessary to quickly develop and implement a strict and clear global policy banning ivory and to jointly inform and educate the public.”
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10,000+ Elephants on an Auction Block
Going once, going twice: Remnants of 10,000 elephants may be on the auction block
For the first time in nearly a decade, the international sale of ivory from endangered African elephants has been authorized by the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) Secretariat. An estimated 119 tons (108 tonnes) of ivory, put up for sale from four southern African nations, which was in part conditionally approved in 2002, has been audited and verified by the CITES Secretariat. This sum represents the deaths of over 10,000 African elephants.
Japan is the sole country yet approved by CITES as a trading partner for these ivory stocks while China is up for consideration at CITES SC57 next month. “China is the single largest destination for illegal ivory and to accept them as an importer for these legal stocks will only sustain the rampant poaching that African nations are faced with today,” says Michael Wamithi, Director of the global Elephants Program at International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), and former Director of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
“Furthermore, each day rangers are putting their lives on the line to defend elephants and other wildlife. Poor African nations do not have the resources to endure the level of ivory poaching being experienced today. There are an estimated 20,000 elephants slaughtered each year for their tusks. And, the bloodshed extends to human lives as well. There are countless rangers continuously killed in the line of duty. How many lives must be lost to realize the gruesome reality and reach of the elephant ivory trade?”
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From Cage to Consumer report - World Society for the Protection of Animals
The global trade in bear parts from China to Asia and beyond
A new report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals uncovers evidence of the ongoing illegal trade in bear bile products. From Cage to Consumer summarizes the results of an extensive undercover investigation conducted in 2006 and 2007. Bear gall bladders and bear bile products were found on sale in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) shops across the United States as well as in cities in Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
With more than 14,000 bears suffering on bear farms in Asia so that their bile can be extracted for use in traditional remedies and non-essential products such as shampoo and wine, WSPA will use this data to help us end bear farming.
Results of global investigation:
% of stores surveyed selling bear bile:
Japan 75%
Taiwan 42%
Korea 33%
Singapore 22%
United States 15%
Canada 14%
New Zealand 9%
Australia 4%
Results of U.S. investigation:
% of stores surveyed selling bear bile:
Boston 50%
Chicago 27%
New York City 20%
Seattle 14%
San Francisco 12%
Los Angeles 4%
Washington D.C. 0%
Portland, OR 0%
Highlights from the U.S. investigation:
Illegal bear products were found for sale in 6 of 8 U.S. cities examined: Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Intact gall bladders made up 63% of all bear products found for sale in the U.S.
$2800 was the price tag on a gall from a wild U.S. bear offered for sale in Los Angeles.
A Boston shop offered 30 galls for sale.
Bile from wild bears is considered to be more potent and therefore demands a higher price.
Help End Bear Farming!
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The Bear Protection Act - World Society for the Protection of Animals
WSPA uncovered evidence of the illegal trafficking of bear bile in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand in 2006.
Illegal bear products were found for sale in traditional Asian medicine shops in 6 of 8 U.S. cities examined: Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
Intact gall bladders made up 63% of all bear products found for sale in the U.S.
$2800 was the price tag on a gall from a wild U.S. bear offered for sale in Los Angeles.
A Boston shop offered 30 galls for sale. A U.S. bear gall was offered for sale in a traditional medicine shop in Taiwan.
One of the biggest threats faced by bears in the United States today is an illegal yet thriving trade in bear parts, including bear gallbladders. Each year wild bears are killed so that their parts can be sold in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) shops in the United States and internationally. In our recent undercover investigation, WSPA found that the trade in intact gallbladders had actually increased since our previous investigation in 2000.
Unfortunately, state laws pertaining to the trade in bear parts are inconsistent and, in some cases, non-existent. The solution is clear: a unifying federal law is the only viable solution for bears.
U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) recently re-introduced H.R. 5534, the Bear Protection Act of 2008, to protect North American bears. The Act specifically bans the import, export and interstate trade of all bear parts and products, while closing loopholes in existing state laws.
PLEASE SIGN THIS LETTER & HELP SAVE BEARS FROM THIS TORTURE!
http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/2101_support_the_bear_pro...
http://capwiz.com/wspausa/issues/alert/?alertid=1110940...
Please visit:
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Thank you all for reading this! WSPA uncovered evidence of the illegal trafficking of bear bile in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and Ne... more -
WildAid: A global pledge for wildlife
ACAP and WildAid are working with the governments, media, celebrities, non-profits, communities, and corporate leaders of the world to create a comprehensive and coordinated effort to stop the illegal wildlife trade for good.
Most importantly, ACAP is working to educate and engage consumers - the most crucial constituency of this campaign, since consumer demand for endangered species products is ultimately what drives the illegal trade.
Please join us in our fight to end the illegal wildlife trade by personally pledging never to knowingly purchase or consume endangered species products. We are seeking 25 million signatures worldwide by 2008 to urge our leaders to work together to preserve our world's wildlife and habitats.
There is nothing more important in this campaign than your voice - please make it heard by signing now and by helping us get the word out to your friends and local community.
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YouTube - WildAid PSA - Harrison Ford: Souvenir
Following his chest-waxing to highlight deforestation, Harrison Ford has recorded another public service announcement --this time to address the nasty trade of animal trafficking.
The Indiana Jones star has joined forces with the U.S. State Department and the organization WildAid to draw attention to the campaign — and to encourage people not to buy endangered animal products when visiting overseas. “No thanks, just send me a postcard,” he quips. From the site,
“More than 30 U.S.embassies in all regions of the world will showcase the PSAs in a global launch beginning June 5, World Environment Day. The ads will also be broadcast globally on television and cable stations.”
In all, Ford recorded three 30-second spots. You can have a look at all of them by visiting the WildAid site here:
http://www.wildaid.org/index.asp?CID=7&PID=507
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(Remembering) The Congo Gorilla Family Murders
Virunga National Park -- Russell A. Mittermeier, president of Conservation International and chairman of the Primate Specialist Group of the IUCN’s Species Survival Commission. “If we can’t stop these attacks, our closest living relatives will disappear from the planet.”
Ndeze, as park rangers named him, survived the July 22 attack by unknown assailants on the Rugendo gorilla group that killed Senkwekwe, the dominant silverback, and three adult females (another adult female is missing and presumed dead). Ndeze was carried by his brother from the slaughter; both were later found by members of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Program and Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN). They had to tranquilize the brother to rescue the infant, who would have died from lack of care.
Ndeze is now being cared for at a primate rehabilitation center in Goma, Congo, called the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International rehabilitation center. He joined another infant orphaned six weeks earlier in an attack on a different group in the park that killed another
adult female.
Conservation International has agreed to provide money from its Primate Action Fund foradditional guards in Virunga to protect the mountain gorillas, which until the recent attacks had been a rare success story for the great apes of Africa, whose numbers have been falling elsewhere across the continent by Ebola virus, illegal trade and deforestation.
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Vice Magazine locates warhead for purchase with ease
VBS, short for Vice Broadcasting System, is the internet video wing of youth culture print magazine Vice. In this deeply unsettling piece, Vice co-founder Shane Smith is able to find an arms dealer more than happy to sell him a real, working warhead. VBS, short for Vice Broadcasting System, is the internet video wing of youth culture print magazine Vice. In this deeply unsettling p... more
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DIAMONDS BLOODY DIAMONDS
Its an old subject that needs attention.
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I Knew There Was Something Fishy About The Europeans!
In Europe, the imbalance between supply and demand has led to a thriving illegal fish trade. The only reason this didn't happen in America first is because we only like to eat fatty and unhealthy foods... Yay Obesity! In Europe, the imbalance between supply and demand has led to a thriving illegal fish trade. The only reason this didn't happen i... more
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I Have A Bone To Pick With You
Grave-Robber's in Calcutta are stealing remains in a bid to sell them on the black-market to overseas medical supply companies.
Some even find themselves in well respected establishments as far away as America.
This isn't a new practice for India but, after a ban of exporting bodily remains was imposed in 1985 it forced vendors to 'smuggle' them out via illegal means to distributors who then pass them on to the companies in question. Grave-Robber's in Calcutta are stealing remains in a bid to sell them on the black-market to overseas medical supply companies. ... more -
Letting slip the drugs of war - Is the CIA helping itself to the Afghan heroin har...
Remembering the Iran/Contra scandal and the fact that the CIA has ofttimes financed its black operations by smuggling and selling drugs, this would not surprise me at all. Remembering the Iran/Contra scandal and the fact that the CIA has ofttimes financed its black operations by smuggling and selling drug... more
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