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January 16, 2018
HSI statement on European Parliament cetacean bycatch vote
HSI issued a response to the European Parliament vote that only marginally improved protections for cetaceans in EU waters in the framework of the proposed new Regulation on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures (2016/0074).
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January 5, 2018
Texas hunter seeks to import trophy of critically endangered black rhino
Only two months after global controversy erupted over US imports of elephant and lion hunting trophies, a wealthy Texan has applied for a permit to import a trophy from his killing of a critically endangered black rhino from Namibia.
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January 3, 2018
China closes its domestic ivory market
On Dec. 31, 2017, all registered ivory carving facilities, ivory wholesalers and ivory retailers in China closed, thus ending the world’s largest domestic ivory market and fulfilling a joint commitment made in 2015 between China’s President Xi Jinping and then U.S. President Barack Obama.
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December 18, 2017
Grizzly bears finally find peace in British Columbia
In December 2017, the Government of British Columbia ended hunting of grizzly bears throughout the province.
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December 15, 2017
Michael Kors Holdings announces fur-free policy
Michael Kors Holdings Limited–a global fashion luxury group–will end its use of fur, with production phased out by the end of 2018. The policy will apply companywide, including for Michael Kors’ Jimmy Choo brand.
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December 7, 2017
Rock eagle owls rescued from wildlife trafficking racket
Rescuers saved two owls from wildlife trafficking, an activity that spikes during Diwali as demand for live animals and their parts during the festivities drive the illegal trade.
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December 5, 2017
Costa Rican wildlife rescue centers Rescate Animal ZooAve and Las Pumas receive international accreditation
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy and Humane Society International celebrated the accreditation of two Costa Rica-based wildlife rescue centers: Las Pumas and Rescate Animal ZooAve for high animal welfare standards. The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries granted the accreditation after an extensive process of evaluation of the two facilities.
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December 5, 2017
Centro de rescate Las Pumas y Rescate Animal ZooAve reciben acreditación por altos estándares de bienestar animal
El Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía, HSI y Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries celebrarón la acreditación en altos estándares para el bienestar y conservación de la fauna silvestre de dos centros de rescate de fauna silvestre: Las Pumas y Rescate Animal ZooAve.
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November 21, 2017
EU Parliament vote misses important opportunity to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from lethal fishing gear entanglement
MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries failed to back proposals that would have significantly increased vital EU protections for European cetacean populations and helped prevent the deaths of porpoises, dolphins and whales accidentally entangled in fishing gear.
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November 15, 2017
HSI/India launches tip line to report illegal threats to elephants in West Bengal
HSI/India has launched a tip-line for people to report cases of Illegal activities in the existing West Bengal elephant corridors as a pilot project in the districts of Bankura and Jhargram. The disturbing image of mobs hurling tar bombs at an Asian elephant and her calf was taken at the border of these districts.
