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Entries for January 2025

Database Paves the Way for First Study to Compare Wild Animal Hunting Patterns in African Tropical Forests
NEW YORK, NY, January 8, 2025—Advances in data availability and accessibility have resulted in a groundbreaking new study on wild animal hunting in African tropical forests. It suggests that the commercial trade in wild-sourced meat is increasing, and highlights the urgent need for countries to develop robust frameworks to ensure hunting and trade is sustainable in a growing commercialized sector. The study, published in Nature Sustainability by lead authors Daniel Ingram (Durrell Insti...
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WCS Applauds Protections Announced for US Oceans and Coastal Communities
New York, Jan. 6, 2025 – The following statement was released by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) upon President Biden’s announcement today protecting waters off New York and New Jersey, including the Hudson Canyon, located about 100 miles off the coast of New York, and the remaining portion of the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area in Alaska. In all, the announcement calls for protecting 625 million acres of US waters from oil and natural ...
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