International Business News - Wildlife http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Conservationists said Tuesday they were planning a big push to protect Borneo's orangutans, pygmy elephants and other endangered wildlife by purchasing land from palm oil producers to create a forest sanctuary. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/new-deal-to-rescue-borneo-orangutans-in-malaysia.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:52:06 EDT Climate change threatens to kill off up to a third of the planet's species by the end of the century if urgent action isn't taken to restore fragile ecosystems, protect endangered animals and manage growth, scientists warned Wednesday as a wildlife summit opened. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/experts-warn-species-in-peril-from-climate-change.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:59:03 EDT An official with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday the tidal surge from Hurricane Ike has left a "sheen" of oil on a southeast Texas wildlife refuge, potentially endangering rare species of birds and other animals. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/wildlife-official-says-oil-from-ike-fouling-refuge.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:55:11 EDT Farmers in "America's Salad Bowl" are turning into hunters--stalking wild pigs, rabbits and deer--to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their fields. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/calif-farmers-use-guns-poison-to-safeguard-crops.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:15:58 EDT The Bureau of Land Management has decided to review a provision that allows exceptions to seasonal closures and other restrictions designed to protect wildlife from oil and gas drilling in northwestern New Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/blm-to-review-policy-on-drilling-exceptions-in-nm.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:01:18 EDT Outdoor hobbies like hunting and boating are real money makers for Louisiana, according to a new economic study by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/study-outdoor-hobbies-make-money-for-louisiana.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:02:05 EDT Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it will phase out illegal wood sources and increase the products it buys from sustainable forest operations. The world's largest retailer is joining a World Wildlife Fund initiative to improve management of valuable and threatened forests. Wal-Mart said it would begin by cataloguing the sources of wood used in its wood furniture. The company set a goal of five years to eliminate wood from sources that aren't well managed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/wal-mart-to-phase-out-illegal-wood-sources.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:41:54 EDT Six species of rare animals, including eight black rhinos, will be sold in an auction to boost conservation efforts in Namibia, wildlife officials said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/namibia-to-sell-black-rhinos-in-wildlife-auction.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:10 EDT The world's largest land-based census of wildlife began Wednesday across a huge swath of northwestern Namibia, World Wildlife Fund officials said. The annual animal census, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, came as the American agency prepared to announce that it is ending conservation funding in Namibia a year earlier that previously planned. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/namibia-begins-worlds-largest-census-of-animals.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:16:25 EDT Hundreds of reptiles including some endangered species were rescued from traffickers and released into their natural habitat in Cambodia, a conservation group said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/conservationists-rescue-almost-300-cambodian-reptiles.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 07:52:30 EDT