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(via A Vegetarian Reporter Explores a Hunting Dilemma - The New York Times)

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The population of Mountain Gorillas has increased from roughly 680 to over 1,000 in the last 10 years, a major improvement for a species that was previously on the brink of extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature reported Wednesday. As a result, Mountain Gorillas are now considered endangered rather than critically endangered, the group said in its latest Red List, which categorizes species based on their risk of extinction.

Mountain Gorilla Population Rises Thanks to Conservation Efforts | Fortune

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(via Community Voices on IWT: Davaakhuu Norovbanzad and Tumurkhuu Davaakhuu - YouTube)

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(via Indigenous peoples across the world no longer seem doomed to extinction - Protect and survive)

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An interview with All Nations’ Pam Arlund (via Death of Missionary John Chau: The Other Side of the Story | Missiologically Thinking)

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(via ‘The Land Beneath Our Feet’ – A Review – ENTITLE blog – a collaborative writing project on Political Ecology)

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A new British military counter-poaching task force is to be developed after £900,000 of funding was announced by the UK Government. The new funding will be used next year and will see the Army deployed to train African park rangers in more effective counter-poaching techniques. This year Army personnel deployed to two national parks in Malawi to teach local rangers intelligence, tracking and medical techniques.

UK Military To Develop Anti-Poaching Force With £900k Of New Funding

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(via Park guards arrested for poaching in “shoot to kill” wildlife reserve - Survival International)

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(via Conservation - it’s about us and our future | Samoa Observer )

“Conservation is quite simple, it’s about being sustainable,” Conservation International Samoa - Program Director, Schannel Fanene Van Dijken, explained.

“It’s about helping manage people. Nature is fine on its own, its people that need managing, and conservation is about arming people with the right knowledge and ‘know how’ in order to better manage their resources that they rely on.

“It’s about putting plans and policy in place that looks at sustainable use of our resources. It’s not about locking away nature or resources, it’s about making sure we can live in balance with nature, so that it can continue to provide the many benefits for humans.”

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(via Rhino Horn and Tiger Wine: How the Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Growing Bolder | Science | Smithsonian)

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Book Review: Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime: The War on Crime edited by Tuesday Reitano, Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo and Sasha Jesperson

Book Review: Militarised Responses to Transnational Organised Crime: The War on Crime edited by Tuesday Reitano, Lucia Bird Ruiz-Benitez de Lugo and Sasha Jesperson | LSE Review of Books