Wildlife charity snare ‘mafia-type’ poachers trafficking ‘huge’ 0K ivory shipment

Wildlife charity snare ‘mafia-type’ poachers trafficking ‘huge’ $100K ivory shipment

A wildlife crime charity has smashed a “mafia-type” smuggling ring taking more than £95,000-worth of ivory out of Africa. A six-day operation by Conservation Justice, part of the EAGLE Network, and local agency partners in Gabon was described as a “significant turning point in the relentless fight against the illegal ivory trade”. Operatives for the […]

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Lolita the orca’s ashes are going home for a traditional water ceremony: Here’s what will happen

Lolita the orca’s ashes are going home for a traditional water ceremony: Here’s what will happen

Lolita, the orca who lived in a tank at the Miami Seaquarium from her capture in 1970 in waters off Washington state to her death 53 years later in August, will be honored in a homecoming Saturday. On Wednesday, the Lummi Nation, representing the original inhabitants of Washington’s northernmost coast where Lolita was captured, announced […]

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