Endangered Species

Thai animal refuge threatened as owner goes on trial

12 May 2013

The sanctuary, run by a nonprofit organisation, has won international acclaim for its work, and volunteers come from around the world to help care for the hundreds of animals there. But the...

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Talking points

2 Mar 2013

Countdown to the CPPCC plenum continues

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Cousins' illustrations draw attention to plight of endangered species

27 Jan 2013

Two Hong Kong cousins - both aged 24 - are doing their part to draw public attention to the relatively unknown creatures. Tsui Cheeyee and Aimee Mak Hoeyin paired up to become the design and...

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City Digest, January 8, 2013

8 Jan 2013

Mother tried to jump from bridge with baby

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Hong Kong customs seize over HK$10m in illegal ivory

4 Jan 2013

Customs officials have confiscated HK$10.6 million worth of ivory in a cargo from Africa, in the third large seizure of the banned product in three months, they said on Friday.

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Breeding of endangered species is futile without habitat protection

23 Dec 2012

This past summer, a team of biologists scoured Siberian tundra in search of nests and eggs of one of the world's most threatened species, the spoon-billed sandpiper - a small shorebird known to...

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Letters to the Editor, December 23, 2012

Deng's aim to bring Taiwan back into fold

I refer to Rupert Li's letter ("HK can help mainland create a more enhanced rule of law system", December 16) commenting on Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee's...

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Poaching and trading of wildlife rampant in mainland China

Early every morning, thousands of wild animals - birds, mammals and reptiles - are sold at the Xingfu market in Conghua, about 60 kilometres northeast of Guangzhou.

It's a trade that has...

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Customs officials battle smuggling surge

Customs officials in China are grappling with an increase in smuggling, particularly banned items such as drugs, weapons and endangered animals, state media reported on Tuesday.

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SMUGGLING

150 elephants died for ivory load seized at port in Hong Kong

Customs officers have made the third large seizure of ivory in a year as poachers in Africa slaughter thousands of animals to feed demand in China and other Asian countries.

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SCIENCE

Brazilian scientists clone endangered animals

Brazilian researchers are turning to cloning to help fight the decline of several animal species.

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Laws ban trade in endangered species but don't protect habitat

As Martin Bode states, the refusal of the Development Opportunities Office to allow the construction of a luxury complex on a secluded beach on southern Lamma is to be applauded ('Don't let anyone...

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