From Shark Savers
http://www.sharksavers.org/

Petition: Protect South Africa's Sharks
Please sign this petition to:

Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk
Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
South Africa
Urge to improve protection of all sharks within South Africa’s territorial
waters. Sharks are killed even in marine reserves.

http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/198/101/

Petition: Support law to ban shark fin products in Westchester
             Westchester County, just north of New York City, is considering
a law to ban the sale of all shark fin products, including shark fin soup.
This would be the first legislation of its kind in the United States and
could create momentum to ban shark fin products in other localities.


             The legislators, and this bill, deserve our support. Let's tell
them how important we think this ban is. Please 'sign' the letter, below. It
is especially important for residents of Westchester County to show their
support of this bill.

             http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/204/9/



              Petition: Oppose new shark fishing in the Great Barrier Reef

             'We are shocked that the Queensland, Australia Department of
Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) is creating a dedicated shark
fishery at a time when shark populations worldwide face unprecedented
fishing pressure and many have been drastically reduced.

             Although the DPI&F’s measures intend to bring sustainability to
shark fishing, they appear to be driven by short-term financial gain.
Instead, the establishment of shark fisheries will deplete shark populations
and produce negative impacts to the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem. Short term
economic interest of a small number of fishermen should not be placed above
one of Australia's – and the world's - most precious resources: sharks and
the Great Barrier Reef.'


       http://www.sharksavers.org/content/view/260/9/

A man in South Africa has been arrested for possessing the bones of various wild
animals, presumably hunting and killing them from one of the nearby game
reserves.  The bones of lions and rhinos are among what was found there.

http://tinyurl.com/cblmvx

This is a day in the life of the wildlife crime department of Vietnamese
officials, dealing with leopard cats and tigers among the animals showcased.

http://www.hsi.org.au/index.php?catID=311

Jen

I am not one who likes to be picky--and I can be picky about any and all
organizations--but isn't this the Cape Leopard Trust or something like that?  I
read somewhere in which they were in favor of this "soft" variant of the gin
traps that are known to kill leopards, but the thing is that the variant still
kills.  I read this from the Landmark Foundation.

Jen

--- In AntiPoachers@yahoogroups.com, "Jillyz" <lady@...> wrote:
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> News from Capeleopard.org.za ()
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>       News from Capeleopard.org.za
>       Assegaay Bosch’s elusive leopard
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>       Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:34 AM PST
>
>       I always feel like a kid on Christmas morning when going to check the
camera traps. I’m so anxious and excited about what I might find! However, on
some occasions, or with some leopards, I should add, this feeling of excitement
becomes more like one of frustration. One such leopard is the one spotted on
Assegaay Bosch lodge’s jeep track, as is evident from the photographs below.
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That's the one.  I got everything mixed up.  Thanks for correcting me.

Doesn't surprise me about Landmark and Conservancy working together.  It could
be worse, though.  That reminds me of this educational curriculum I bought at a
library sale for a few cents.  In this curriculum are activities that can be
done to help kids think about various wildlife issues--among the sponsors of the
book are the St. Louis Zoo, the state wildlife authorities, National Wildlife
Federation, Defenders, Nature Conservancy, Audubon, and some branches of the
Safari Club(!).

Jen

--- In AntiPoachers@yahoogroups.com, "Jillyz" <lady@...> wrote:
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> I dont think so Jen, not the Leopard Trust, that guy was the one that found
that young Leopard in a gin trap and started all the anti gin trapping....then
the DEAT banned gin traps and now because of the farmers objecting, they are
busy unbanning them again.
>
>  Its the Cape Conservancy that are pro the soft traps.
> I might be wrong but I think that the Landmark foundation work with the Cape
Conservancy too. There was a discussion about it with them on the radio, but it
was a while ago and Ive forgotten who was for what...the farmers of course were
for wiping the lot out....some of them were selling the skins to furriers.
>
> Ive got computer problems but if I find anything today I will send it on, I
will be computer less for a few days though....at least, I hope just for a few
days!
>
> Jill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jen
> To: AntiPoachers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 1:12 AM
> Subject: [Anti Poachers] Re: Fw: News from Capeleopard.org.za
>
>
> I am not one who likes to be picky--and I can be picky about any and all
organizations--but isn't this the Cape Leopard Trust or something like that?  I
read somewhere in which they were in favor of this "soft" variant of the gin
traps that are known to kill leopards, but the thing is that the variant still
kills.  I read this from the Landmark Foundation.
>
> Jen
>
> --- In AntiPoachers@yahoogroups.com, "Jillyz" <lady@> wrote:
> >
> > News from Capeleopard.org.za ()
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: News from Capeleopard.org.za ()
> > To: lady@
> > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 3:04 PM
> > Subject: News from Capeleopard.org.za
> >
> >
> >       News from Capeleopard.org.za
> >       Assegaay Boschââ,¬â"˘s elusive leopard
> >
> >       Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:34 AM PST
> >
> >       I always feel like a kid on Christmas morning when going to check the
camera traps. Iâ?Tm so anxious and excited about what I might find! However, on
some occasions, or with some leopards, I should add, this feeling of excitement
becomes more like one of frustration. One such leopard is the one spotted on
Assegaay Bosch lodgeâ?Ts jeep track, as is evident from the photographs below.
> >       Read more...
> >
> >
> >      Email delivery powered by Google
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I had posted an item about a website selling lion meat coming from the US.  Now,
I know that it is NO hoax and that these guys are actually trying to sell the
meat.  Plus, this article shows how it is possible for the lion meat to come
from some wicked breeder HERE in the US!  There are also other articles used
here as a reference.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-238558

Jen

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Dear Friend,

I thought you'd find this interesting and want to help save baby
seals...

Iron Chef Cat Cora has joined with The Humane Society of the
United States to work to stop Canada's cruel, commercial seal
hunt.

Now she's holding a contest to see who can get the most people
to sign the pledge to boycott Canadian seafood. There are great
prizes (a trip to New York to meet Cat, a seal poster, and
more!) but the real prize is ending this shameful hunt once and
for all.

Why boycott Canadian seafood? Seal hunting is an off-season
activity for Canada's commercial fishermen, who earn a small
fraction of their incomes from killing baby seals for their fur.
That's why a financial blow to the commercial fishing industry's
seafood exports is key to bringing about an end to this vicious
slaughter.

I hope you'll sign the pledge and then tell more friends. The
contest ends tomorrow (March 31) at midnight EDT, so please take
action right now. Thanks for joining me in ending this cruel
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Apparently, Tiger Temple is going to allow scientists to have photos of their
tigers go into the new software designed to ID tigers by stripe patterns.  What
gets me is, though, what good will this do since Tiger Temple has been known to
have drugged, abused, and even swapped tigers with those from a breeding farm in
Laos.  I hope that the tiger ID software and comparisons will actually be used
by authorities and that this actually might help these tigers in Tiger Temple.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/04/07/transcript.wed/#two

Jen

In Ghaziabad, India, 2 poachers have been arrested for possessing barasingha
antlers and a tiger skin after being stopped at a checkpoint.  The duo were
planning to take these items to Delhi to an international smuggler when they
were caught.

http://tinyurl.com/de5kqb

A man who shot and killed a tiger in the Sundarbans has finally been nabbed 6
months after the cruel deed was performed.  This person had fled to a remote
island and evaded authorities at the time of the poaching, but a few days ago he
had went to visit a relative.  That is when he was tipped-off and the arrest was
made.

http://tinyurl.com/dzxca4

The first tigress relocated from Ranthambhore to Sariska is believed to be in
the advanced stages of pregnancy and is expected to have cubs soon.  In
addition, the other tigress appears to have mated with the male.

http://tinyurl.com/c9ypll

Leopard and tiger skins have been seized as three people were arrested in
Dindigul, India.

http://tinyurl.com/c7qokx

An outside review has determined that the killing of a young mountain lion in
Santa Paula, California, has been unjustified and that non-lethal methods of
control such as shooting sponge-like material would be more appropriate.  The
police apparently had overreacted, in that they thought the cat weighed 30 to 40
pounds when it actually weighed 15 pounds and also deemed it a danger to people
when in fact it was not.  I hope that the recent training will stop more feline
tragedies and that other enforcement authorities can implement such plans.

http://tinyurl.com/d6ntzx

Now that the poachers have decimated populations of tigers in the northern parts
of India and are facing the authorities, they are now turning to the south to
reserves such as Bandipore, Madhumalai, and Peryar.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1245857

Because of concern by conservationists concerning the lack of a protocol,
authorities are for now nixing any more relocations of tigers into Panna, where
the once healthy population has dwindled away to virtually nothing.  The
National Tiger Conservation Authority will be setting up a protocol which is
meant to deal with relocations in general, hoping that strict adherence will
help in the relocations and afterwards.  I think not only do they need to work
on a protocol but also need to deal with possible poaching which wiped out the
tigers there in the first place.

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090089916

In the province of Ontario, a man has lost all hunting privileges for 3 years
after shooting and abandoning a lynx there.  Under the laws, only licenced
trappers are allowed to capture these animals under a strict quota.

http://www.baytoday.ca/content/news/details.asp?c=30837

Jen