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Latest in Category: Issues
How poachers kill elephants in Banyang-Mbo Wildlife Sanctuary, Cameroon - Survey of the weapons and methods observed or confiscated between 1993 and 2003
How many tigers are there in Ranthambore National Park? - A 2005 study brings a credible answer to this question, and some reassurance that the local tiger population has not been ravaged by poaching as in other reserves.
No tiger sightings in 2005 in Bokor National Park, Cambodia - Poaching pressure in the park appears to be on the increase, but lack of resources may also have prevented adequate data collection.
Primorsky Krai Regional Authorities trying to undermine protected tiger habitat - Conservationists fighting to prevent liquidation of Verkhnebikinski Wildlife Refuge, against pressure from logging and mining interests
Elephants close to extinction in Côte d’Ivoire - A very large original population has been driven to near extinction by habitat loss, hunting and lack of management.
Latest in Category: Nature: Facts, Status, Knowledge
Location of remaining tiger habitats in the Himalayan foothills of India - A 2002-2004 survey of the Terai Arc Landscape shows where tigers still occur and the problems threatening their survival
Long-necked Turtles, Roads and Habitat Modification in South-east Australia - A new study to understand the threats posed by roads in areas undergoing rapid development and the ways to mitigate them.
Studies Reveal Great Diversity of Molluscs in Lopé Area (Gabon) - Newly found species point to yet more discoveries to be made.
The Influence of Environmental Conditions on the Dolly Sods Flora - Interpretation of Botanical Excursion of 8-8-02 and 8-9-02. Comparison with the Big Run Bog.
Latest in Category: People
Reactions to ebola in some great ape hunting communities of northern Congo - The local populations are misinformed about the disease which is reaching their territory. Gorilla hunting is part of their customs and has not been affected.
The social impact of ebola: the case of Kellé district, Congo - Bushmeat hunting is a major activity in the current socio-economic context, and the disease is upsetting the traditional relationships with the natural environment as well as the social fabric.
Latest in Category: Recreation
On snowshoes into the Garibaldi Provincial Park wilderness - A four day circuit from Whistler deep into the Park via Wedge Pass, Naden Pass and the Cheakamus valley.
Explore the Wild Secrets of Vancouver Island Nature - Wander hiking and walking trails from ocean tide pools to ancient rainforests of big trees to alpine flower meadows and turquoise lakes.
A short trip to the headwaters of the Toba River - From the upper Elaho valley, four days were spent hiking across Clendinning Provincial Park and back through wild forest, mountains and glaciers
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