Event: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

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Vintage View: Celebration of the collapse of the ivory tower

Kya deLongchamps celebrates the collapse of the ivory tower.

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Elephant poaching falls, but number of elephants in Africa continues decline as 55 are killed every day

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Alligator heads and guns intercepted in mail

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Elephant numbers fall by 100,000 in decade

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Group accuses Google over illegal ivory

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Smoking chimp rescued from Lebanese zoo

UN meeting aims to agree species-saving initiative

AN international conference aimed at preserving the planet’s diversity of plants and animals in the face of pollution and habitat loss begins today in Japan, facing some of the same divisions between rich and poornations that have stalled UN climate talks.

Mon, 18 Oct, 2010

UN group rejects ban on polar bear parts trade

A US-backed proposal to ban trade in polar bear skins and body parts has been voted down today by UN members.

Thu, 18 Mar, 2010

Shark species threatened by appetite for soup

The demand for shark fin soup in Asia is driving many species to the brink of extinction, a marine conservation group said today.

Tue, 16 Mar, 2010

Tigers 'on brink of extinction'

The tiger is on the verge of extinction, UN wildlife officials warned today.

Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

Grisly display highlights illegal trade in endangerd species

The head of a brown bear and a spitting cobra in a bottle are among some of the more unusual items seized in the last year at Irish airports, it was revealed today.

Thu, 16 Apr, 2009