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The Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Continue reading
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IUCN Species of the Day: Atlantic Sturgeon
Posted in Europe, IUCN Species of the Day, Oceans with tags Acipenser sturio, animal blog, animal blogs, Animal Rights, Animal Trafficking, Animals, animals blog, Anti Poaching, Atlantic Sturgeon, Biodiversity., captive breeding programme, caviar, channelization, CITES, Conservation, critically endangered, critically endangered fish, Current Events, Development, Dordogne Basin, Education, endangered fish, Endangered Species, Environment, erosion, Europe, European coastline, European fish, Extinction, fish, France, Garonne Basin, Gironde, Gironde basin, habitat degradation, habitat loss, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal fishing, illegal hunting, Illegal Wildlife Trade, killing, natal rivers, Nature, News, overfishing, overharvesting, poaching, pollution, river bank erosion, river channelization, river development, river systems, riverine habitat, sedimentation, silt, Society, spawning grounds, stop poaching, sturgeon caviar, sturgeon nursery haitat, sturgeon spawning grounds, sturgeons, vulnerable to overfishing, wildlife, wildlife blog, wildlife blogs, wildlife conservation, wildlife conservation blog, world's most threatened animal group on September 15, 2011 by Bush WarriorsHow Poachers Became Caretakers…..
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Africa, Animal Rights, Animals, Announcements, Anti Poaching, bushmeat, CITES, Community, Conservation, Culture, Current Events, Development, Economics, Education, Elephants, Endangered Species, Environment, Ethics, Extinction, illegal, Illegal Animal Trade, illegal hunting, Integrated, Ivory Trade, John Kasaona, Lion, Maya Angelou, Namibia, Nature, News, poaching, Politics, Rhino, Rural, stop poaching, TED, wildlife on June 29, 2010 by Dori GPeople will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou
It is no secret the poaches know animals best. Here is a fantastic TED lecture by John Kasaona, a Namibian conservationist who is working on an innovative way to protect endangered animal species giving nearby villagers (including former poachers) responsibility for caring for the animals. And it’s working and everyone is happy…. Take a look at the video below:
To learn more about John’s organization Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) and their fantastic projects….. CLICK HERE
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