Officials from the countries of South Asia met this week to devise operational plans to combat illegal trade affecting some of the region’s most threatened wildlife species. The First Regional Meeting of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), which took place in Sri Lanka from 3rd-6th June, also worked on an updated work programme […]
Central African countries recently signed a groundbreaking regional plan to strengthen law enforcement and better combat poaching of elephants and other species at risk from illegal wildlife trade. The plan was adopted by the ten member states of Central African Forest Commission, known as COMIFAC, as escalating rates of wildlife crime plague the region. Wildlife […]
A Massachusetts man suffered second-degree burns from a grill after applying sunscreen aerosol spray on parts of his body. Brett Sigworth said he applied Banana Boat sunscreen to some parts of his body before walking over to his grill, not expecting it would still be flammable after it was applied on his skin. The result […]
Sri Lanka Customs authorities in the port of Colombo have seized 1.5 tons of ivory last Tuesday —which is the single largest-ever haul of ivory in the country. Customs officials seized 359 ivory tusks hidden among logs in a container marked as plastic waste. The container had originated from Uganda and shipped from Kenya and […]
Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin today announced the winners of the Surgeon General’s Video Contest for Youth and Young Adults. Each of the winners created a video based on the contest theme, “Tobacco — I’m Not Buying It.” In conjunction with the Surgeon General’s Report, “Preventing Tobacco Use among Youth and Young Adults,” released earlier […]
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the final full influenza surveillance report for the 2011-2012 season. The report — titled “FluView” — shows that influenza activity in the United States is minimal across most of the country, wrapping up a season that began late and was mild compared to most previous seasons […]
The cost of mental health care is generally prohibitive, especially for the people that most need it. Health insurance rarely covers enough for regular treatments — especially if you suffer from mental health issues but not a diagnosable disorder. This is a problem. A very large portion of the population can benefit from some type […]
With Asia’s big cats increasingly under threat in the wild, TRAFFIC’s latest public service advertisement campaign reminds people that these felines are “Wanted Alive” in their natural habitat! Campaign posters feature the four Asian big cats–Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard and Clouded Leopard–all of them threatened by illegal trade. Strong messages carried by the campaign ask […]
A project to promote sustainable harvesting of wild medicinal plants in the mountains of China’s Upper Yangtze ecoregion has won the prestigious Equator Prize 2012. The Equator Prize recognizes outstanding local initiatives working to advance sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities in countries receiving support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). […]
Tiger range countries in their first meeting to review efforts on doubling the number of wild tigers by 2022 reported significant progress, but recognized that urgent and elevated action is still needed to halt poaching. In November 2010 at the “Tiger Summit” in St. Petersburg hosted by the Government of Russia and the World Bank, […]
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