Animal welfare resource web portal launched (0)
6/05/09 •
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has inaugurated a new internet portal expected to serve as a one-stop-shop for individuals and organizations searching for the latest information about the welfare of livestock.
The Gateway to Farm Animal Welfare is designed to provide a reliable information conduit on legislation and research findings in the sector, as well [...]
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Expanding human populations threat to Wildlife welfare (0)
4/29/09 •
A new research published in the British Journal of Zoology indicates shocking losses of six species in one of the world’s most visited wildlife sanctuaries- the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
The study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) headquartered in Kenya says the losses were as high as 95 percent for giraffes, [...]
Overgrazing threatening elephant populations (0)
4/16/09 •
In Kenya for the last few years, pastoral communities have had to endure losses worth thousands of dollars as long famine spells persisted. With scarce water and little pasture having been consumed by the scorching sun in the semi arid areas, pastoral communities witness their livestock starve until they drop dead.
As a result of this [...]
The jumbo: prized ivory still its curse (0)
4/16/09 •
A latest conservation study notes 681 of 701 elephant tusks sold in the US in 2007, came from Africa. The Study titled Ivory Markets in the US by conservationists Esmond Martin and Daniel Stiles say the quantity could be higher as it is difficult to track down the movement of ivory from Africa.
Working Animals: Power Developing Nations (0)
3/26/09 •
Around 100 million of working animals - horses, donkeys, oxen and mules are the engines that power the developing world by laboring on its farms and roads.
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