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29/01/09 Guess who's coming for dinner? Wolf tracks spotted in central France
The Independent - The grey wolf appears to have colonised the uplands of central France for the first time in 70 years, inviting another battle in a ferocious pastoral war between wolf-lovers and wolf-haters. more |
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28/01/09 Beavers are pawns in a battle for the countryside (UK)
The Herald -
The beaver lobby argues that this industrious little gnasher, which was hunted to extinction in the sixteenth century, deserves to be reinstated, and after examining research in Europe, believes it will have a beneficial effect on the countryside. Meanwhile, landowners and anglers are outraged because they are convinced the rodent's dam-building proclivities will pose a threat to salmon by hampering their passage upriver to spawn. more |
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24/01/09 Rapid action team at Jim Corbett Park (India)
Newstrack India - Apart from nabbing poachers and forest produce mafia active in the region, this team will control man-animal conflict and thus protect the wildlife. more
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23/01/09 Borders between man and wildlife breaking down in Kashmir (Thailand)
Thaindian.com - As the natural habitats of the wild animals continue to shrink because of the growing human and animal population, the conflict for space and food becomes more evident with every passing day. more |
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22/01/09 SADC Conference kicks off at Katima (Namibia)
New Era - Some of the major challenges that have faced the region in fighting Trans-Boundary Animal Disease (TAD) are increased changes in the production environment such as the narrowing interface between wildlife and domestic animals. more |
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20/01/09 Communities want jumbos out (Namibia)
New Era – Tired of elephants that damage water infrastructure, homesteads and make people live in fear, communities in the Omatjete area want the elephants relocated elsewhere.
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18/01/09 Residential development presents challenges to wildlife (USA)
Managers New West - All these animals in close proximity to people, while making a great marketing attraction, lead to constant conflict between wildlife and people. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks attempts to work closely with developers and private landowners to find “the best deal for wildlife". more |
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18/01/09
Sandhill cranes are beautiful sight to some, but not all (USA )
Avalanche-Journal - Farmers and wildlife managers agree that, in large numbers, the birds can destroy crops relatively quickly. Photo: A group of lesser sandhill cranes loiters in a field outside Lockney more |
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17/01/09 Rampaging wild elephants kill 3 in northeast India
The Associated Press - A herd of nearly 150 hungry elephants rampaged through a village in India's remote northeast. more
16/01/09 Two thousand jumbo deaths from 1990 to 2007 (Sri Lanka)
Ceylon Daily News - Also 866 lives have been lost as a result of the human-elephant crisis between 1992 to 2007 while 3,103 properties have been damaged between 2004 to 2007. The Gajamituro program has been initiated with the involvement of all stakeholders of the human-elephant conflict in collaboration with the Nation Building Ministry. more
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16/01/09 The US airways crash: A growing bird hazard
TIME - Authorities believe that the geese were sucked into the plane's two jet engines, causing immediate engine failure shortly after takeoff
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17/01/09 They strike, but often cause no major damage to aircraft (USA)
Boston Globe - Though very few collisions cause serious damage or dramatic crashes, the trend has been on the rise. (Photo: A wildlife technician fired a nonlethal pyrotechnic round to scare off birds at Logan Airport) more
17/01/09 Jan Area airports take steps to guard against bird strikes (USA) KFSM
16/01/09 Wildlife vs aircrafts in Chattanooga (USA) WRCB-TV
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16/01/09 Sharks populations decreasing, attacks on the rise (Australia)
RedOrbit - The three shark attacks in Australia this week has created a “Jaws” media frenzy, but in actuality, sharks are more in danger in the ocean than humans.more |
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4/01/09 Fears over beaver release plans (UK)
BBC News - Concerns over possible damage to trees have been raised over plans to release beavers into the wild, close to a reservoir on the boundary of Devon and Cornwall.
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4/01/09 Panthers, people see more of each other in Southwest Florida (USA)
The News-Press - According to a recently released report by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, conflicts between humans, their domesticated animals and panthers are increasing. Photo: A young male Florida panther feeds on a sheep it dragged from a property more |
1/01/09 Farmer-wildlife conflict comes to parliament (Buthan)
Kuensel.online – National Assembly members pressurised the agriculture minister in parliament, on the ministry’s strategy to tackle the increasing incidence of wildlife attacks on humans, crops, livestock and property. more |
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31/12/08 Odisha action plan to contain man-elephant conflict (India)
KalingaTimes - Odisha government has finally woken up to the problem posed by the growing man-elephant conflict in different regions of the state. It would execute an integrated action plan to contain the menace by spending a sum of Rs 53 crore over the next five years. more |
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22/12/09 Howls of protest greet Mexican wolf reintroduction (USA)
Christian Science Monitor - A 2007 resolution by the American Society of Mammalogists called for suspension of all predator control until the goal of 100 wolves was reached. But ranchers say there’s no room for wolves here. more |
6/12/09 Compensation for cattle killed at Orang (India)
Calcutta Telegraph – Villagers living on the periphery of the Orang National Park in Assam are being given compensation for the first time for the cattle killed by tigers so that they do not poison the animals in vengeance. more |
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2/12/08 Locals kill crocodile in Bhitarkanika sanctuary (India)
KalingaTimes - With saltwater crocodiles constantly on the prowl in the peripheral villages of the wildlife sanctuary, villagers are living under lurking threat. more |
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17/11/08 Humans and elephants on collision course in South Asia
WWF International –Massive large-scale infrastructure projects in southern Asia will increase human-elephant conflict. A new report funded by the World Bank warns international investors that a clear strategy for keeping human-elephant conflict under control makes economic as well as environmental sense. Economic damage caused by human-elephant conflict amounts to millions of dollars in some countries and in many cases it is those responsible for new land developments that have to foot the bill. more
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3/11/08 CDs used to protect crops from elephants (Thailand)
IntheNews.co.uk - A wildlife sanctuary in Thailand has come up with an innovative way of keeping elephants away from farmer's crops – unwanted CDs.
The Elephant Conservation Network (ECN), working alongside the Zoological Society of London, use the CDs as light reflectors to deter the elephants from destroying crops. more |
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03/11/08 Villager survives 2nd crocodile attack (Namibia)
New Era - Many rural dwellers resident at settlements along the banks of the Zambezi River are among the worst affected by crocodile attacks.
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15/10/08 Elephants wreak havoc in West Bengal
ANI - Around 40 elephants have trooped into the Washabarie tea gardens causing mayhem in in Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district . more |
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13/10/08 ‘Intelligent’ African elephants using Google Earth and cellphone text to report own truancy (Kenya)
EcoWorldly -Elephants in Africa are getting tech-savvy and are using cellphone text messages to report their own encroachment on farms in a novel experiment local conservationists believe will help avoid human-wildlife conflict.
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8/10/08 Predicament of being a predator (India)
India Today - Villages on the Nagpur-Chandapur highway between Nagbhid and Mul in central India are facing onslaught of man-eating tigers with about 40 people killed over the last three years. The animosity has reached intolerable levels with about 2,120 cattle being killed by tigers and leopards in these three years. more |
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6/10/08 New guide fosters improved relations between livestock producers and wolves (USA)
Defenders of Wildlife press release - "By working collaboratively with ranchers and biologists in wolf country, we’re developing a great record of successful projects. Our hope is that this guide will allow more ranchers to take advantage of these important tools.” more |
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29/9/08 Tiger widows abound
The Guardian, Bangladesh - In the Sunderbans forests between India and Bangladesh, climate change is pitting people against tigers - with deadly consequences. Extreme weather and shrinking habitats are bringing humans and beasts into closer and more perilous contact.
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22/9/08 Too many rhinos? Straying incidents leave experts baffled (India)
Expressindia.com - The straying could be an indicator that the rhinoceros population in Jaldapara and Gorumara has reached the threshold limit of the carrying capacity of the area. more
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15/9/08 Namibia: Country to draft strategy to protect lion population
The Namibian - Namibian experts will draft a national strategy to conserve the country's approximately 900 lions, which mostly live in protected areas.
While they draw many tourists, they are also a problem for farmers living on the borders of game parks. more |
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13/9/08 Bear family gets too close (USA)
Asheville Citizen-Times -
A mother black bear and her cub scale the 20-foot deck on the Goldman’s North Asheville home to get to a bird feeder. more |
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3/9/08 State seeks input on managing deer population (USA)
McLeansboro Times Leader - A Joint Task Force on Deer Population Control, in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources, will conduct a series of public meetings to discuss and seek public comment on proposals for changes and improvements in deer management throughout Illinois more - Website: http://dnr.state.il.us
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18/9/08 Attack proves dingo fences necessary (Australia)
ABC Online - The Queensland Government says the latest dingo attack on Fraser Island, off the state's south-east coast, highlights the importance of protective fences. more |
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1/9/09 Working together to reduce wildlife electrocutions - A breakthrough at last! (Kenya)
WildlifeDirect - A novel idea to combat electrocutions. Using PVC piping, which can slide over the power lines, without need for them to be lowered, then fasted with ties. more |
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30/8/08 Vishwamitri crocodile takes another life (India)
Expressindia.com - A study reportedly found that crocodiles often attack cattle and sometimes even humans because there are no species of fish in the river.more |
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30/8/08 Hippos smile, farmers cry (Kenya)
Daily Nation - A herd of more than 20 hippos which live in a sewer in Ruai, about 20 km from Nairobi, has turned the lives of farmers into a nightmare. more |
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28/8/09 Mali: Saving elephants, saving communities
IRIN News - Implementers of an international project to help endangered elephants in Mali want to prove that by doing so, they can also help local communities adapt to climate change in the Sahel. more |
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26/8/08 On a wing and low air: The surprising way wind turbines kill bats
Scientific American - The zone of low pressure behind wind turbine blades seems to be responsible for killing migrating bats--though it remains unclear what is attracting the bats to the wind turbines in the first place more |
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20/8/08 Carla Bruni's support for brown bears angers Pyrenean farmers
The Times -
Carla Bruni, France's First Lady, has drawn the wrath of Pyrenean farmers by taking up the cause of local brown bears, whose recent reintroduction has fuelled a violent feud between naturalists and sheep-breeders. more
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14/7/08 Jumbo research takes off (Malaysia)
Malaysia Star - Three Bornean Elephants have been fitted with satellite collars. The Elephant Conservation Unit (ECU), founded in 2002 to address the issue of human-elephant conflict, will spend hundreds of man-hours tracking these specific elephants for this landmark study. more
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12/7/08 Tiger sharks and lionfish can pose a threat to unknowig swimmers... (USA)
ABC News – By staying informed and being aware of potential beach dangers, beach visitors can avoid discomfort, injury or even a trip to the emergency room. more |
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12/6/08/ Biologists call for balloon ban (UK) BBC - Marine conservationists are calling for a ban on mass balloon releases because birds and mammals are dying from eating discarded balloons. more |
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11/6/08 Otter poop to help compensate fish farmers (Germany)
New Scientist -
Extracting DNA from otter droppings will allow governments to tally otter numbers and compensate those who lose fish to their greedy paws more
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6/6/08 BCCC funding announced (Canada)
Whistler Question - The British Columbia Conservation Corps (BCCC) will give students and recent grads an opportunity to gain valuable work experience with the Whistler Bear Aversion Project. more |
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12/5/08 Man-leopard conflicts need urgent redressal (India)
Times of India - Building a five-kilometre sugarcane-less fallow stretch between Dudhwa protected area and traditional Tharu habitations surrounding it on all sides, is one possible solution. more |
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9/9/07 Sheep rancher seeks peace with wolves (USA)
Idaho Mountain Express - Lava Lake Land and Livestock uses non-lethal measures to protect herds. The methods are varied, but the gist remains. The huge sheep producer has not lost sheep to wolves since 2005 more
Photo: great pyrenees guard dog by Jason Kauffman |
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7/9/07 House builders urged to cater for wildlife (UK)
BBC News - New planning regulations: Increasingly the planning authorities are considering the impact on wildlife.
A new breed of environmentally aware developers and consultants
merges. more
Photo: swift nests are like normal bricks and are built in
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6/9/07
A light show just for turkey vulture (USA)
Bismarck Tribune - Turkey vultures roosting on a communications tower in north Bismarck got a special dose of fireworks and light tonight in an effort to drive them away more |
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6/9/07 Elephant deaths baffle forest officials (India)
Gulf News - The north Bengal forest range is the highest conflict zone in India. On average 10 elephants die every year due to man-elephant conflict more
5/9/07
Don't make national parks ghettos for our elephants (Sri Lanka)
Sunday Times – The government has been slow in adopting significant research findings on various aspects of elephant behaviour, including the human-elephant conflicts more
5/9/07
Educate children about pachyderms (India)
Decaan Herald - Education of the rural people, especially children can play a big role in reducing elephant-human conflicts, said authors of the new book ‘Romancing the elephant’ more
4/9/07
Orissa prepares master plan for protection of elephants (India)
Times of India - The Orissa government has prepared a master plan on how to check man-elephant conflict more
31/8/07 The battle for survival (Bhutan)
Kuensel Online- Bears attacking humans, elephants destroying crops, and Bengal tigers prowling in close proximity to human settlements are clear signs of rural livelihood and wildlife coming into constant conflict in Bhutan. more |
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6/8/07 Cougar research with native americans (USA)
HULIQ.com - Assiniboine and Chippewa-Cree communities learn how the restoration of cougar populations would affect them and their economies at the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boys Indian Reservations more
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17/6/07 Milan airport shut by hare plague (Italy)
BBC News - Officials have taken the unusual step of closing Linate for three hours while a team of local wildlife experts try to catch the 80 or so hares that have been causing the problem.
The hares will be taken to nature reserves around Milan more |
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5/5/07 Man-crocodile conflict gets worse in Orissa (India)
KalingaTimes -
The crocs are found turning violent during nesting period and human interference near the nests invites the wrath of the reptiles. Mother crocs constantly maintain vigil near the nest and the reptiles retaliate and pounce on human trespassers more |
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3/5/07Australian farmers wrestle dingo threat
(Australia)
Planet Ark - Between grey granite mountains and drought-ravaged farms is a strip called the "militarised zone", the frontline of a battle between farmers and environmentalists over the survival of Australia's dingo. more
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1/5/07 Kerala village relocated from elephant corridor (India)
RxPG NEWS - A village in Kerala's proposed elephant corridor has been successfully relocated by the Wildlife Trust of India -an NGO here, to put an end to the man-elephant conflict and protect the wild animals as well
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7/5/07 From pooh to paper (Sri Lanka - USA)
World-Wire - There are no easy solutions for resolving the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka. Many are now convinced that the only way elephants and human beings can exist successfully in the same environment is through finding ways to use the elephant as a sustainable economic resource.
Elephant dung may be that resource. more
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17/5/07 Wind farms urged to go easy on birds and bats
(USA)
Planet Ark - Ducks in the Dakotas, tanagers in Texas and grosbeaks along the Gulf of Mexico could all be hit by the rapid growth of wind power unless the renewable electricity farms are carefully sited. more |
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31/1/07 Wild wolves 'good for ecosystems' (Scotland)
BBC - Reintroducing wild wolves to the Scottish Highlands, hunted to extinction in the late 1700s, would help control the numbers of red deer and the re-establishment of plants and birds currently hampered by the deer population -a team from the UK and Norway write in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. But farmers say more livestock would be killed if wolves are reintroduced. more
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30/1/07 Wolves could be re-introduced to Scotland to help cull deer - Glasgow Daily Record
31/1/07 Day of the wolf -but its evil image could stop it saving the Highlands
- Guardian Unlimited, UK
31/1/07 Reintroducing wolves to Highlands may benefit Scottish ecosystems - Innovations Report, Germany
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28/1/07 With or without a shadow, farmers don't like them (USA)
The News Journal - Groundhogs (Marmota monax), also known as "whistle pigs," are considered a pest by farmers. They excel at digging and can move up to 700 pounds of dirt while excavating a burrow. They particularly like soybeans, Delaware's most important crop,causing thousands of dollars in crop damage.(photo: News Journal/Fred Comegys) more |
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28/1/07 Cougars on the prowl (USA)
Mail Tribune - Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist says the agency's Bear/Cougar Human Attack Kit is at the ready to collect evidence should a cougar attack a human in Oregon. Oregon sports some of the highest densities of cougars in the country and sprawling development put cougars and people in regular proximity to each other.
(photo: Mail Tribune/Jim Craven) more |
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28/1/07 Tribes hope to save elk herd (USA)
HeraldNet - Stillaguamish, Tulalips join effort to relocate problem elk. The tribes say their culture will suffer without vibrant elk herds. They want to move the elk that are so troublesome to farmers to an area where they can roam between Snohomish and Skagit counties.
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24/1/07 Minister calls for action plan to solve man-animal conflict (India)
Medindia.net - At a national workshop on ‘Human-Leopard Conflict Management’ today, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests said that India needs to have a re-look at existing strategies in this regard. Man-animal conflict is one of the challenging issues facing wildlife managers in the country: monkey menace in urban areas, crop raids by ungulates and wild pigs, depredation by elephants and cattle and human lifting by tigers and leopards more
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26/1/07 Resolving a conflict of a different kind (India) -
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24/1/07 Workshop to resolve man-leopard conflict - NDTV.com |
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8/1/07Japan's black bears 'face extinction'
Guardian Unlimited - Warning follows record number of killings of bears that stray into towns and villages in search of food.
Between April and November last year 4,251 black bears (30-50% of the total population) were
killed because they were considered a threat to human safety and crops.
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2/1/07
Saving the tiger (Malaysia)
The Star Online - Did this tiger, trapped last June, encroach into human territory or did humans encroach into
its habitat? (photo: The Star Online). Attacks on humans and livestock become inevitable in three known conflict hotspots. more
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1/1/07 Hungry otters battling with anglers to net the best catch (UK)
The Times - Having come close to disappearing, now their resurgence has brought them back into conflict with
man. The Specialist Anglers’ Alliance says that otters have destroyed entire populations of large fish in
some fisheries and have devastated stocks in hundreds more. In a groundbreaking agreement with the Environment
Agency the angling clubs have now been told that they can apply for grants to pay for anti-otter fences around
fisheries (photo: Dorset Wildlife Trust). more |
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26/6/06 Bavarian hunters kill Bruno the bear
The Guardian - After weeks of attempts to stun and capture the bear, Bavaria's environment ministry announced that Bruno could be shot. Three Bavarian hunters took matters into their own hands.
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22/5/06 Germany welcomes wild bear return
BBC News - A wild bear is roaming the German countryside for the first time since 1835. The region's environment minister said the bear was "welcome in Bavaria" and told people they had nothing to fear. more
22/5/06 Bavaria rethinks its bear welcome
BBC News - A wild bear roaming the German countryside is "out of control" and should be captured or killed, Bavaria's environment minister said in a sudden change of heart. more
23/05/06 170 years on, wild bear returns - to a death sentence
The Guardian – The environment minister said hunters were free to shoot the bear. Austrian experts tracking the animal were trying to capture it alive. more |
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23/05/06 Ban on cattle drug offers hope of saving India's vultures from extinction
The Independent Online - Conservationists have been campaigning for a ban on diclofenac since it was discovered to be the cause of the decline in vulture numbers in 2004. Now the Indian government has ordered a ban on its production and sale within three months -an alternative drug has been shown to be safe for vultures. more |
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13/3/06 WWF opposes elephant captures on Sumatra (Indonesia)
WWF news- WWF strongly recommends the Riau Forestry Service to stop capturing and translocating endangered Sumatran elephants in Riau Province. Recent captures had a high incidence of death and translocations caused further problems as surviving elephants left the forest where they were released and started raiding surrounding villages. more
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2/3/06 Six elephants killed by poison in Sumatra
Independent Online
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2/3/06
Nonoprofit tells us how to live with big predators (USA)
New West -
The Living With Wildlife Foundation, tucked away in the Montana’s remote Swan Valley, has the best offering of information and resources for people looking for advice and products to avoid conflicts with their wild neighbors (at ww.lwwf.org ) more
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2/3/06- Critters cause airport problems (USA)
The Casper Star Tribune - Animals on the airfield are causing problems at Denver International Airport. Rabbits attract raptors and coyotes that have collided with aircraft, which can cause millions of dollars in damage. The airport contracted a Wildlife Services to keep wildlife away with tactics that include shooting off a type of fireworks that frightens birds away more.
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24/2/06 SFS-CWMS Kenya faculty present at the international ATLAS Africa Conference
(Kenya)
PressZoom -
Faculty members from The School for Field Studies-Centre for Wildlife Management Studies joined international researchers from Europe, Australia, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Tanzania at the ATLAS ( Association for Tourism and Leisure Education) Africa Conference in Mombasa earlier this month.The theme of the conference concentrated on landscapes in tourism and their connection to culture, conservation and consumption in tourism research and management more
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21/2/06 Urban coyotes on the prowl (USA)
Waukegan News Sun - Chicago has become a downtown coyote capital, with an estimated 2,000 coyotes in the area. This is the only big U.S. city taking part in an active tag-and-release study of coyote behavior
by Ohio State University which showed the population has increased rapidly more.
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20/2/06 No life lost to elephant menace in 2005 (India)
Hindu -
Amid concerns over the conflict between elephants and humans at Valparai, wildlife biologists heave a sigh of relief, because, for the first time in a decade, there was no loss of life in 2005. Increasing awareness and the methods adopted by the Forest Department personnel in tackling elephants that enter human habitations may be the reasons more |
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20/2/06 Turf wars with mountain lions cause uproar (USA)
USA Today -
Ever-expanding development in Southern California is putting people and housing into areas that have until now been the habitat of mountain lions, which can and attack and kill humans. Also called cougars or pumas, these animals are protected by California law. more |
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17/2/06 Bringing the zoos to the zebras
EurekAlert -
Princeton Univeristy on partnership with St. Louis Zoo work to empower northern Kenyan communities in endangered Grevy's zebra conservation. Scouts from pastoral communities observed that zebras are relegated to suboptimal habitat and prefer to drink during the morning, highlighting the problem of coexisting with herds of livestock. The community has changed their behavior and allowed Grevy's zebras to walk with the livestock more |
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19/2/06 Cat parasite 'is killing otters' (USA)
BBC News - A parasite carried by cats is killing off sea otters, a veterinary specialist of the Wildlife Health Center at the University of California, Davis, has told a major US science conference.
The researcher has called for owners to keep their cats indoors. more |
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18/2/06
Elephants on the edge fight back (Africa)
New Scientits (Article Preview) - After years of trauma at the hands of humans, could Africa's
elephants be nursing a grudge?
Elephants seem to be turning on their human
neighbours in ever increasing numbers. Such attacks
have always been seen as a side effect
of elephants competing for food and land. But than may not be the whole story. more
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16/2/06 Elephants never forget . . . and cannot forgive The Times Online |
17/2/06 Australia trials tiger poo in fight against pests
Reuters- A tiger's roar might be scary, but Australian researchers
have found that the predator's poo is just as potent. A
repellant extracted from tiger excrement worked on goats,
feral pigs, kangaroos and rabbits and might deter deer,
horses and cattle too, animals that cause about A$420 million
(US$311 million) worth of agricultural damage.
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17/2/06
Kew's bats accused of taking first bite of cherry industry (USA)
The Age - The bat colony of Yarra Bend Park has been blamed for damage to the fruit growing industry in the Yarra Valley.
Growers say the future of the $7 million cherry industry in
the valley is under threat after swarms of grey-headed flying
foxes cut a swathe through their crops this summer. more |
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16/2/06 Back from the brink (USA)
Missoula News -
The feds are prepared to take wolves off the endangered
species list. Are the states ready to take over? more
(A extensive, in-depth review of the current situation)
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16/2/06 Industry seeks vast expansion of predator control (Wyoming,
USA) Star Tribune
13/3/06 Predator control once again comes within the crosshairs of
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15/2/06 Abandoned dogs to be trained to fight off pesky monkeys in Akita World Heritage area (Japan)
Mainichi Daily News - The Akita Prefectural Government has decided to train stray dogs to fight off monkeys that have been causing increasing damage to crops in the World Heritage Shirakami Mountain Range area. Japanese macaques have caused millions of yen in damage to crops in the area. more
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15/2/06 Coyotes on the prowl in towns (USA)
Independent Newspapers - With Arizona experiencing more than 100 days without rain, coyotes may become more up close and personal. Drought conditions may cause bobcats and coyotes to wander further into town than normal, as they seek out sources of food and water. more |
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11/2/06 Grants will help farmers fight crop-eating rodents (USA)
Statesman Journal -
The program attempts to lure avian predators to limit voles'
effects. The native rodents munched through acres and acres
of farmers' fields last summer after a warm winter fostered
population growth. To prevent future vole damage, farmers are
trying to attract unusual allies: barn owls, kestrels and
hawks, installing raptor perches and nest boxes. more |
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9/2/06 Zimbabwe: Elephants and humans an a collision course
Inter Press Service - A perceived rise in elephant numbers may be the result of them crowding in protected zones after fleeing to escape human pressure. The best way to deal with the problem is better-managed habitats such as trans-frontier parks, and migration corridors to allow greater movement of animals between countries in Southern Africa.
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8/2/06 Traditional chief appeals for help keeping elephants at bay (Zambia)
M&C Sicene & Nature - More than 60 animals descended on a village in the lower Zambezi area and damaged maize and sorghum fields, leaving hundreds of families without food. Chieftainess Chiawa of the Goba people made an impassioned plea to the government to protect local people from elephants, saying starvation for hundreds of people was imminent. more
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4/2/06 Governments, NGOs and scientists unite to save vultures from extinction (India)
DEFRA News Release -
Across India, three species of Gyps vulture have declined rapidly and are now close to extinction. Now rotting animal carcasses that vultures used to clean away are attracting rats and feral dogs carrying rabies. Defra, through its Darwin Initiative, the RSPB, the Institute of Zoology, the Bombay Natural History Museum and the Government of Haryana are working towards saving the species from extiction.
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3/2/06 Climate change makes Russian bears aggressive (Russia)
Reuters -
Unusually aggressive polar bears may be a sign was a sign the bears' feeding patterns were being disrupted by global warming, the environmental group WWF said.
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1/2/06
African carnivores under threat - top 20 at risk listed
WCS Press Release -
A new study of Africa's most endangered carnivores has called for urgent action to save beasts such as the lion, cheetah and Ethiopian wolf from major threats to survival such as hunting and conflict with humans more |
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27/1/06 Asian elephant countries meet to save the endangered species (Malaysia)
Environment News Service -
The Asian elephant, once a symbol of a unique and sacred relationship between nature and humans, is now listed as Endangered. The increase in human–elephant conflicts, which claim the lives of several hundred animals and people every year, was identified as a major cause at a meeting this week of the 13 Asian countries where wild elephants still remain -convened by the government of Malaysia and facilitated by IUCN more |
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19/1/06 Coyote fighters adding muscle (USA)
Daily News - Rockingham county Board of Supervisors funded an increase in an existing USDA program that already provided coyote control for owners of such small ruminant animals as goats and sheep. The expanded program extends coverage to protect beef and dairy cattle, poultry, alpacas and llamas. more |
16/1/06 Four trampled to death by wild elephants in India's northeast
IRNA - Herds of wild elephants have been wreaking havoc in several parts of Assam, the pachyderms probably fancying the newly harvested rice stalks known as "paddies" and the paint-peeling moonshine that many of the villagers brew from fermented rice. more |
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16/1/06 Grizzlies may lose protection (USA)
Bears have rebounded in the Yellowstone area and could be cut from the endangered species list .Grizzly bears have long been among the most popular tourist attractions in Yellowstone Park. But in surrounding communities, where the bears are often regarded as a menace, people have applauded the delisting decision. more |
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13/1/06 Hungry African lions taking to humans
Reuters - Shrinking habitat, food supply is costing human lives, experts say. Attacks on humans by man-eating lions are on the rise in Tanzania and Mozambique. Lions in the area have developed a taste for human flesh because people have been sleeping outdoors to protect their crops from raiding bush pigs more |
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11/1/06 Drought threatens Kenyan wildlife
Mail&Guardian -A searing drought that has put millions of people across East Africa at risk of famine is threatening Kenya's famed wildlife herds as they stray from protected areas to forage for scarce food and water. Elephants are increasingly coming into conflict with residents of nearby villages and farms. more |
5/1/06 Govt in bid to reduce human-wildlife conflict (Namibia)
The Namibian - The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is developing a policy to deal with human-wildlife conflict, which has become a serious concern for communal and commercial farmers alike.
Critical areas covered in the policy are the devolution of conflict management authorities, insurance schemes, alternative mitigation measures and a standardised monitoring and reporting system.more |
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3/1/06 An elephant tail: New tracking method may help endangered pachyderms (Kenya)
Science Daily - By analyzing chemicals in tail hair from elephants that wore radio collars, researchers tracked the diet and movements of elephants in Kenya – a method aimed at reducing human-elephant conflicts and determining where to establish sanctuaries to protect the endangered creatures. more - related article
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3/1/2006 - Satellite data shows extent of elephants' risky crop raids (Kenya)
The Guardian -
Elephants roaming the parched plains of Africa's national parks can get up to half their food by risky midnight raids into crop fields, according to scientists who tracked a herd by satellite monitoring. more |
24/07/05 Human-wildlife conflicts examined at conference in Brazil Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
Mongabay.com - Last week nearly 2,000 of the world's leading environmental scientists of various disciplines met in Brasilia. A sampling of human-wildlife conflict papers from the official "Book of Abstracts" more |
05/07/05 Measures taken to curb stray elephants (Ghana)
Ghana Home Page - Farmers close to the park's boundary are encouraged to plant non-target crops such as pepper, ginger, oil palm and green pepper and form volunteer squads to protect farms during the peak of raiding period more |
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24/06/05 Protecting livestock helps African lions (Kenya)
Daily Democrat - Findings expected to protect farmers and lives of carnivores. Two new UC Davis studies should help efforts to protect both human livelihoods and wild carnivores' lives in African ranching communities. more
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21/06/05 SADC discusses strategies for elephant management
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique - Member countries of the Southern African Development Community are discussing ways to establish a common strategy to manage the elephant population, monitor their migratory movements and minimise the conflict between wildlife and human populations more |
17/06/05 Vietnam war technology could aid elephant conservation (Namibia)
Science Daily - Seismic sensors developed to track enemy troop movements during the Vietnam war could help ecologists monitor and conserve elephant populations, according to new research published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology. more |
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16/06/05 Better predator control comes with integrated pest management approach
North Texas e-News - A Texas Cooperative Extension promotes integrated pest management to deal with feral hogs, coyotes and bobcats. more |
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