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Human wildlife conflict

UK government joins fight against marine debris

November 25 2017

The UK government has recognized the urgent need to address the 640,000 tons of discarded fishing gear – or “ghost gear” – left in the oceans each year.

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Making meals matter for Romania’s bears

November 24 2017

The 97 rescued bears at our supporter-funded bear sanctuary in Romania just love feeding time. And staff from our partner Millions of Friends (AMP) enjoy it too!

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Our work with bears

How plastic pollution is affecting seals and other marine life

November 17 2017

Microplastics, lost or discarded fishing gear and other plastic pollution are among our biggest threats to the environment. These plastics are hurting marine animals and making them sick

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Over 180 elephant-friendly travel companies

November 08 2017

Travel companies worldwide commit to stop elephant rides and shows

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Our work with elephants

Our partner rehabs and releases its first two harbour seals

November 05 2017

The seals, Higgins and Orchard, were released back into their ocean home at Head Beach in Phippsburg, Maine on Sunday, October 8.

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Hope for vaquitas: removing life-threatening illegal nets to help save world’s most endangered marine animal

November 03 2017

Devastatingly, there are just 23 vaquita porpoises left on earth. Along with partners, we’re using sonar scanning technology to find lost and abandoned nets in Mexico’s Gulf of California, where all these remaining vaquitas live

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Investigating the illegal wildlife selfie trade in the Amazon

October 24 2017

Hear about the investigations that exposed this new alarming trend in the tourism industry – with National Geographic reporter Natasha Daly and our global head of wildlife campaigns Cassandra Koenen.

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Wildlife trade collection

Human wildlife conflict

10 facts about sloths, nature's slowest animals

October 24 2017

Sloths are gentle creatures – their scientific name, Bradypus, means ‘slow feet’ in Greek

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10 things you should know before you take a wildlife selfie

October 20 2017

For many people, wildlife encounters are an important part of our vacations. But many of these quick 'wildlife selfie' opportunities have a darker side.

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