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Leading Nordic tour operator Apollo removes elephant excursions from their program

December 10 2014

Apollo, Sweden’s third largest tour operator, has stepped forward to show their support in promoting animal-friendly tourism.

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Animals in the wild

New global commitments announced by Prince William to cut wildlife crime

December 08 2014

We welcome today’s announcement that a taskforce will be created to combat the role of transport in facilitating wildlife crime, helping to alleviate the suffering of millions of wild animals.

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Animals in the wild

BRF and World Animal Protection announce global partnership

November 26 2014

Yesterday BRF, Brazil's largest pig producer, signed a groundbreaking partnership with World Animal Protection to outline important improvements to animal welfare methods in the company’s production and supply chain.

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Animals in farming

Ground-breaking Animal Protection Index assesses animal welfare around the world

November 24 2014

Our new Animal Protection Index judges 50 countries on their policy and legislation for animals, identifying where improvements can be made to protect animals and people

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Animals in the wild

Animals in disasters

Animals in farming

Animals in communities

World Animal Protection hosts first meeting of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative

November 20 2014

Leading experts commit to solving lost and abandoned fishing gear problem at ground breaking meeting.

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Animals in the wild

Elephant kills trainer with tourists on its back in Thailand

November 17 2014

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Animals in the wild

Two Scandinavian tour operators to stop offering elephant rides in vacation packages

November 14 2014

Scandinavian tour operators, Lotus Travel and Albatros, will no longer offer elephant rides or other wild animal attractions to customers as a result of our animals in entertainment campaign.

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Animals in the wild

Great Barrier Reef clean up welcomed

November 13 2014

World Animal Protection welcomes the $700,000 Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt has announced to clean up the Great Barrier Reef.

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Animals in the wild

110,000 supporters call for an end to the illegal hunting of the pink river dolphin

November 12 2014

With the help of our supporters, we’re calling on the Colombia government to stop the Amazon pink river dolphin (Boto) from being slaughtered for illegal use as fishing bait to catch Piracatinga, a type of catfish.

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Animals in the wild

The Ebola-Wildlife Connection

November 11 2014

The consumption and trade of wild animals has contributed to the spread of Ebola in West Africa. In the piece below, our Regional Director for Africa, Tennyson Williams, says now is the time to change attitudes and behaviors. A version of this article was published in New Scientist.

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Animals in the wild

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