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Global News - February 2008

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Fri 29 February 2008 13:35 UK — North America,Birds
Wind farms may threaten whooping cranes

Fri 29 February 2008 13:35 UK — Asia,Domestic Animals
Pashmina goats face death and starvation

Thu 28 February 2008 13:10 UK — Africa,Birds
High-level conference to examine wild falcon trade

Thu 28 February 2008 13:10 UK — North America,Other
Grey wolves decision faces legal action

Wed 27 February 2008 13:00 UK — Africa,Marine Wildlife
Logging threatens African sea turtles

Wed 27 February 2008 13:00 UK — Europe,Other
Water voles to gain legal protection

Tue 26 February 2008 13:05 UK — Africa,Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos
South Africa to begin elephant cull

Tue 26 February 2008 13:05 UK — Marine Wildlife,Other
Butterfly fish 'at risk of extinction'

Mon 25 February 2008 12:30 UK — Africa,Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos
Kenyan wildlife reserves hit by bush fires

Mon 25 February 2008 12:30 UK — Asia,Marine Wildlife
Thousands of dead fish washed ashore in Taiwan

Fri 22 February 2008 13:30 UK — South America,Other
Brazil launches new rare species preservation programme

Fri 22 February 2008 13:30 UK — North America,Other
US grey wolves to lose endangered status

Thu 21 February 2008 12:35 UK — North America,Marine Wildlife
New US legislation aims to protect endangered whales

Thu 21 February 2008 12:35 UK — Africa,Primates
African countries unite to save gorillas

Wed 20 February 2008 13:00 UK — Asia,Domestic Animals
New Hong Kong rules 'fail to prevent pet cruelty'

Wed 20 February 2008 13:00 UK — South America,Reptiles
Rare Galapagos tortoises set for relocation

Tue 19 February 2008 13:45 UK — Europe,Birds
Pipefish feeding may offer 'catastrophic' threat to UK seabirds

Tue 19 February 2008 13:45 UK — South America,Other
Amazon wildlife corridors 'need to be strengthened'

Mon 18 February 2008 14:00 UK — North America
Bald eagle's nest destroyed, tough punishment sought by activist

Mon 18 February 2008 14:00 UK — Asia
Soup puts shark on endangered species list

Fri 15 February 2008 17:15 UK — Asia
Protected species confiscated at Indonesian market

Fri 15 February 2008 14:00 UK — Europe
Man begins sentence for horrific treatment of dogs

Thu 14 February 2008 14:00 UK — Asia,Other
China targets online wildlife trade

Thu 14 February 2008 14:00 UK — Marine Wildlife,Other
World's largest marine reserve created by Kiribati

Thu 14 February 2008 14:00 UK — Asia,Big Cats
Indian tiger numbers 'half previous estimate'


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November 2008
IAR in talks about Europe's 'forgotten animals'
Max Farrugia from International Animal Rescue in Malta recently attended a meeting in Brussels to discuss what can be done to help Europe's 'forgotten animals'.

November 2008
IAR presses exotic pet trade issue in Brussels
International Animal Rescue representative Max Farrugia attended the fourth ENDCAP conference in Brussels from 9-11 November.

November 2008
A win for greyhounds in Massachusetts
On 4 November the people of Massachusetts, USA voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Greyhound Protect Act. This legislation will phase out commercial dog racing in the state by 2010.

October 2008
Help the Street Animals of Morocco (HSAM)
International Animal Rescue has twice assisted with the treatment of cats and dogs in Morocco by a group of local and foreign volunteers. The initiative was led by vet nurse Claire Sedgewick. She has produced a report describing their work.

October 2008
Sainsbury's seal protest update
On 29 October we entered discussions with Sainsbury's officials and now await a favorable response to our demands for a statement of their intention to stop killings seals.

October 2008
Seals protest outside Sainsbury's demanding an end to shooting: POSTPONED
UPDATE: The protest has been postponed as a result of Sainsbury's willingness to meet and discuss how the seal killings can be avoided.

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