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Galápagos: The Reality Of Our Insatiable Demand For Seafood
This article is republished with permission from OceansAsia, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to ocean conservation and exposing wildlife crimes and activities that are polluting our marine ecosystems.
By: OceansAsia
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Chinese Fishing Vessels Near Galápagos Raise Fears Over Wildlife Destruction
Around 260 Chinese fishing fleets were recently detected in the seas surrounding the Galápagos islands off the coast of Ecuador. The vast armarda of fishing vessels in the biodiverse Pacific islands has raised alarm bells over the fishing!-->…
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Taiwan Bans Great White, Megamouth & Basking Sharks Fishing
Taiwan’s Fisheries Agency has recently announced plans to impose a ban on three large-sized shark species. The law will apply to all Taiwanese fishing boats and will also require accidentally caught sharks to be released back into the sea.!-->…
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Are Your Feather Lashes Torn From Mink Animals? The Dark Truth Behind The Must-Have Beauty Trend
From Hollywood celebrities to YouTube make-up influencers, donning lash extensions to achieve the voluminous look has become a beauty must-have over the past decade. Large eyes with mega lash action are a basic requirement for those!-->…
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New Book Exposes WWF Backing Of Inhumane Trophy Hunting Industry
In a new book, ex-campaign staffer for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) claims that the organisation he used to work for as well as other conservation agencies such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) offers!-->…
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Study: Shark Fin Sold In Hong Kong Contains Dangerous Levels Of Mercury
A new study conducted by researchers from Hong Kong and the United States has found that shark fin sold in Hong Kong contains dangerously high levels of toxic mercury. All samples taken from shops in Sheung Wan tested positive for levels!-->…
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Ocean Park Dreams: How The Hong Kong Tourist Attraction Fuels The Taiji Trade Supplying China’s Dolphinariums
Between September and March every year, fishermen in the Japan's small coastal town of Taiji go on a gruesome hunt for dolphins. Famously depicted in the documentary film The Cove, the so-called Taiji dolphin hunters lure pods of dolphins!-->…
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Ditch Factory Farms: Health Experts Say Pandemic Is Telling Humanity To End Animal Agriculture
A new editorial article authored by leading academic physicians from the US to New Zealand says that the coronavirus pandemic is showing humanity that unsustainable and dangerous factory farming must be phased out for alternative proteins.!-->…
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Pangolin Scales Removed From China’s Official Traditional Medicine List
Update (July 2): This article has been updated to reflect that while China's 2020 pharmacopoeia has removed pangolins from the key traditional Chinese medicine list, it is still included as an ingredient in several listed patent medicines!-->…
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Jane Goodall: Change Our Food System Or Humanity Is “Finished”
Jane Goodall, the 85-year-old renowned anthropologist, animal activist and primatologist says that humanity will be “finished” if we do not make dramatic changes to our food systems in response to the climate and coronavirus crisis.!-->…
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World Environment Day: It’s “Time For Nature”, A Call For Bold Action To Save Biodiversity
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, and is the United Nations’ largest annual event to encourage awareness and action to protect our planet. This year, the theme of the event is biodiversity, with a “Time for Nature”!-->…
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Near Threatened Horseshoe Crab Blood Remains Standard For Big Pharma Drug Testing
The icy-blue coloured blood taken from horseshoe crabs is to remain the standard in drug safety testing as the pharmaceutical industry rejects a synthetic substitute that conservationists have pushed. This news has given rise to concerns!-->…
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Animal Rights: Victory For Activists As China Reclassifies Dogs As Pets In New Guidelines
China’s agricultural ministry has just removed dogs from the national list of livestock, and has reclassified dogs as pets. The new set of guidelines comes as part of the broader nationwide crackdown on the wildlife industry after the!-->…
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Conservationists In The Dark About Vietnam’s Proposed Wildlife Ban As Coronavirus Eases
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Vietnam made headlines for its proposal in March to ban the trade and consumption of wildlife by April 1. But there has since been almost no updates about the proposed regulations, and!-->…
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Deadly Horse Disease Spreads Across Thailand, Unearthing More Horrors Of Wildlife Trade
Already battling the coronavirus pandemic, Thailand is now facing another deadly virus, this time affecting horses. Called African horse sickness (AHS), the disease has now reportedly led to hundreds of horse deaths in the past weeks.!-->…
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Local Hong Kong Conservationist & Photographer Wins People’s Choice Award In Global Wildlife Competition
Local conservationist, naturalist and photographer Robert Ferguson has won the People’s Choice Award in Nature TTL’s annual Photographer of the Year 2020 wildlife photography competition. The competition drew thousands of entries from!-->…
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Wuhan Bans Eating Wild Animals, But Loopholes For Fur & Medicine Worry Conservationists
Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the initial coronavirus outbreak, has confirmed the ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals, following the central government’s move earlier this year to crack down on the lucrative industry.!-->…
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Inhumane Methods Used To Cull Millions Of Farm Animals While Food Banks Run Dry
Millions of farm animals are to be “depopulated” using inhumane methods such as suffocation, drowning and shooting, in spite of widespread hunger during the economic fallout as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This latest meat supply!-->…
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World Bee Day: Why Vegans Avoid Honey & Other Important Facts About Nature’s Pollinators
Bees are a key player in the human food ecosystem. Depending on which numbers you believe, bees pollinate anywhere from a third to over half of all the food we eat. Most people don't realise that without bees, there's no food – –!-->…
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New MII Initative To Fast-Track Sustainable Vegan Textile & Material Innovation
A newly launched nonprofit organisation, Material Innovation Initiative (MII), aims to accelerate innovation in the sustainable and vegan material space. From plant-based ingredients to lab-grown technology, the MII hopes to be able to!-->…
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Ocean Park Faces Closure, Hope For Ending Animal Captivity & Artificial Breeding
June 2020 Update: The Hong Kong government has approved an HK$5.4 billion (US$697 million) bailout for Ocean Park. Read about how Ocean Park fuels the mainland Chinese demand for Taiji dolphin drive hunting here.
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